Tag "Family"
HIS COMING OUT STORY (Edition 9)
My life took a new turn when I turned 18, due to an experience that changed my life forever (This story will be told another day). I resolved to be
How Gay Dads Shut Down Ignorant Parenting Stereotypes
[Written by Mark Loewen and Originally published on GSN] Being a gay dad means that you will come out. A lot. Over and over again. Before I was a parent,
THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT
So, this is a follow-up to my story, Going Through The Valley Of The Shadow Of Hell. So much has happened since that story was published and I want to
IN THE MIND OF A GROWING CHILD
Growing up was hard. My father was a Muslim and my mother a Christian, and they fought all the time, sometimes over financial issues and sometimes over which religion their
HIS COMING OUT STORY (Edition 8)
April 3rd, 2017. I decided to take my sister out to swim. It was her 20th birthday and I’m her big brother. I decided also to introduce her to my
Opinion: Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Supporting Their Son Zion at Pride Is The Example We All Need
There was an unmistakable sense of joy on the face of 11-year-old Zion Wade, the son of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, last weekend at the 11th annual Miami Beach
GOING THROUGH THE VALLEY OF SHADOW OF HELL
I met Lucifer in 2012. He chatted me up on Facebook. I was just coming out of a relationship and didn’t feel like meeting anyone. But I was finally persuaded
THE DEEP CUT
The past two years have been a real test on my individuality. There were two failed suicide attempts because I was fighting who I am. I had all these questions
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON? (A COMING OUT STORY)
It was on a Saturday night that it happened. At midnight. Two days after I came back from the NYSC orientation camp. My stepmother called me from my room to
WHEN THE WORDS ARE QUIET AND THE SILENCE IS LOUD
Ok so where do I start? I was about 13 when I was caught with a friend from church. This friend was gay and had come to see me, and
