Open Relationships 101
Mike's introduction to Open Relationships. I used to be a villager... (and still am at heart since I live in Dublin) Back then, a sex date with a guy I fancied a lot proved that I was "that innocent". I'm not sure how old...
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Drugged, raped and pozzed
I had relocated to Spain just eight months before and the change of scene from Dublin to Barcelona was beyond what I had expected. In Dublin, I lived a very sheltered life, very naive and innocent and didn’t get myself involved in the gay scene. It just didn’t interest me. When I moved here, I...
Growing up black and gay: Tired of being different #BLM
As a child, my grandmother would always tell me. ‘Stay away from those white kids, they ain’t nothin’ but trouble’. This sounded racist butI failed to understand is that having been born in the 1910s, the majority of her encounters with whites were terrible.
[Substance Abuse] I didn't know I was a drug addict
This is a story from an anonymous reader about how their experience with alcohol and drugs since a very young age and how they have come out through this tunnel with the help of AA. “I started drinking and using drugs when I was about 16. At the time, I...
Sad yet hopeful. My coming out story
I was asleep when my mum woke me up softly. Tears were running down her face. She looked confused. “Come to the living room, please. I don’t want to wake your brother up”. There is no right time for people to learn you are LGBT. There is no wrong...
Biggest one ever
Hey queers and allies, A new chapter starts for Questionmark; I've created a crowdfunding campaign with the goal of sourcing more real stories from all over the world and supporting LGBTQ+ writers. Share Questionmark's Kickstarter. It will mean the world to me. Best, Mike...
Is it OK to ask someone if they are HIV+ before sex?
If you are reading this post and believe this is a fair question, give me a minute to tell you why I disagree.
Ask away #1
I'm an expert on nothing, but here I am, replying to your questions, giving advice or self-reflecting. Got a question? Please send it to iam@mikemark.com, or message me on Instagram, Twitter or anonymously with NGL. Question 1. My parents have never supported me financially since I...
I sent poems to a married man
I don't consider myself a poet. I've barely ever shown any interest in poetry, although here and there, some poems felt very close to me. Recently, I found myself amid a digital flirt, the task was simple, make words rhyme before the sun sets, I had...
🍆 Size queens 👑
A lot has happened since the last time I've written on Questionmark. Not only in my personal life but in the world as well. I wanted to write an article about once a week, but, unfortunately, there was no time. And from all the things challenging this world...
How HIV almost took my degree
Just a few days before my program started, I received a letter from the bank. They were notifying me that they were not in a position to offer me a loan as it requires life insurance, and life insurance couldn't be issued for HIV positive people. The news broke me.