Tag "Self Esteem"

Our Stories 51 Comments

BIG AND BEAUTIFUL?

As a child, I was quite chubby. In the early years of my secondary school education, I was that junior student who attracted the sexual attention of the seniors by

Editor's Desk 26 Comments

PRESENTING LIKE A GIRL

FOREWORD: This piece is dedicated to boys like my friend, JBoy, boys who grew from boys to men with a strength that society forbids us from having.   It’s incredible

Series (Fiction) 8 Comments

BEING BRUNO (Episode 8)

PAST Each generation has something to be thankful for. For your grandfather, it was the coming of the white men with formal education. For your father, it was Michael Jackson

James' Journal 70 Comments

JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 49)

October 10 A friend and I were talking about evil lecturers. He said all students consider all their lecturers evil, that even I would be an evil lecturer to the

The Happenings 29 Comments

Kanye West Says He’s ‘Proud’ of Caitlyn Jenner for ‘Breaking Ground’

Kanye West continues to be a champion of Caitlyn Jenner. The 38-year-old rapper opened up about his feelings toward Caitlyn to fashion website SHOWstudio, where he made it clear that

Our Stories 31 Comments

WHO I WILL ALWAYS BE

You all know about that world we live in – the one where we go to school, get good grades, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire and

Poetry 45 Comments

THE UNCOMMON MAN

To every man who’s ever been looked in the eye and told he’s too much: You who left the fold before they folded it off you You who came out

James' Journal 76 Comments

JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 34)

April 10 I was listening properly to a song on David Guetta’s ‘Listen’ album. You know how you might hear a song but never really hear it. Well that day,

Our Stories 63 Comments

UNDESERVING

It feels good being with him. It always does. I smile to myself as I grab the two orders of ice cream off the counter of the Coldstone creamery outlet

Our Stories 57 Comments

The Struggle With Validation

Like every other homosexual person, I had a truckload of esteem related issues. As a child, I always sought validation from my dad, who I never got along with. Looking