Tag "Self Love"
THROUGH THE DARKNESS
The latter half of 2020 was as exciting for me as an argument with seven dimwits would be for an intellectual. Time became so meaningless that I needed significant events
THE COLLEGE CHRONICLES (Episode 9)
After about an hour, the doctor called me into his office and handed over the result to me. I looked through the sheet. Acute malaria and enteric fever… I flipped
DAYS OF MY LIFE
As an effeminate child, I grew up having low self esteem and being insecure about how I looked. That, I think, came from the constant comparison with the other boy
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
My First Love
He is big boned, tender and full of life, jiggling away in the rain He smiles, plump cheeks, full lips His smile showing teeth as brilliant as the snow in
I AM A HOMOSEXUAL
I am a homosexual. If there’s another life, I will still be as homosexual as I am in this life. I’m not just sexually attracted to men; I’m psychologically and
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Do you remember what it felt like to grow up confused? I had always been strange but my sexuality revealed just how different I am. People tell tales of blissful
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
Waka Pass Diaries (No Shame)
May 23 During my journey of self-ownership, I read something somewhere where it was written: “When you refuse to see the shame in something about you, then you take away
THE FIRST STEP IS TO TELL YOURSELF THE TRUTH
Last year, I was following the #HowIResist campaign, and I remember going through some of the declarations and seeing myself in the words of all these people who were contributing
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