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...
Make love to a fat fem Asian and 9 more tips for a better LGBTQ+ community
In the previous QuestionMark, I received many suggestions on how to make our community better. I felt though that these were not very actionable. This is why I came up with 10 ways that almost everyone can put them on their list. 1. Come out. To your family, friends, work,...
Creating a better LGBTQ+ community
All your answers from the recent survey are included below in the format: “Answer”- author Putting our money where our mouth is Giving money to LGBT causes can be of the highest importance for our community. I believe we can all understand how funding NGOs that protect our members...
A library of LGBTQ history links
Reading The History of LGBT rights [https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/history-of-gay-rights] The American Gay Rights Movement [https://www.thoughtco.com/american-gay-rights-movement-721309?fbclid=IwAR1PAvrWKnOT0dK97_jCX4ZviEAaAsYuXmwTr3qOGXN6pN0HFGlCzRLHaJk] Respect Your Trans Elders: Two Justice Warriors Who Paved the Way for Today’s Trans Movement [https://medium.com/transequalitynow/respect-your-trans-elders-two-justice-warriors-who-paved-the-way-for-todays-trans-movement-ffb071ad993b...
Coming out for the first time: 8 bittersweet short stories
Everyone's coming out story is different. For some, it was as easy as having a 5-minute conversation with their family. For others, it has been like climbing a mountain barefoot. And while some coming out stories are cocoa-like bitter, they can turn into sweet chocolates when we share...
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...
Sam Smith's Gender Pronouns Update Is What Our Community Needed
Sam Smith has reportedly updated their pronouns to “their/them”. That happened a few months after they came out as gender non-binary. This is of great importance for our community and Sam Smith as well. Sam probably the most famous person requesting to be addressed with the singular “they” pronouns...
