Humanity
I Am Allowed To Be Who I Am
It has taken a long time to embrace my sexuality, and I am still learning to embrace it at 47 years old. I remember the day before I was getting married to my man. I didn't come out to him until the day before we got married because I wasn't sure how he would take me.
Carol TownendPublished 2 months ago in PrideGhana's Anti-LGTBQI Bill Ignores Femicide & Rape of Women And Girls - Today Alberta Was Murdered
Friday, 1 March 2024 By: TB Obwoge Currently the bill hasn't been approved by Ghana's President Akufo-Addo, however according to several Ghanaians on social media, I'm a homosexual! Yes, over 20 people said that I'm "part of them!" I asked this one question, "When are women and girls going to matter in Ghana?"
IwriteMywrongsPublished 2 months ago in PrideThe Life and Death of Nex Benedict
Note: Nex's friends have stated that Nex was transmasculine and used he/him and they/them pronouns interchangeably. Throughout this article, I will be using he/they pronouns to refer to Nex.
ghostsandrebelsPublished 2 months ago in PrideDeny: A Dream Come True
Deny was a boy who never felt loved by his parents. His father was an alcoholic who often drank and gambled away their money. His mother was a depressed woman who often blamed and abused him for their misery. They never cared for him, nurtured him, or protected him. They never showed him any affection, attention, or appreciation. They never encouraged him, supported him, or praised him. They only criticized him, insulted him, or beat him.
Deny AlviansyahPublished 2 months ago in PrideEverything You Need to Know About Giolì & Assia, The Power Couple Taking the Music Industry By Storm
Giolì & Assia are two Italian multi-instrumentalists, singer-songwriters, DJs, record label owners, videographers, artistic directors, editors, graphic designers, and performers who are “in complete control of their creative world.”
sleepy draftsPublished 2 months ago in PrideLove and Other Nonsenses.
Funny really what inspires you. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sexuality and labels and where I fit into life’s spectrums. Not that it matters much – the language I mean- at the wrong side of forty there’s not really ever been a definition for me of who or what I am and so largely I’ve just lived my life, minding my own business and expecting others to mind theirs. To be fair, I think that’s an entirely reasonable expectation of people.
Celia in UnderlandPublished 2 months ago in Pride- Top Story - March 2024
I am no different to them
With the brutal and violent deaths of two 16-year-old's Nex Benedict (they/them) and Brianna Ghey (she/her), one year apart, and nothing but an ocean dividing them. Nex Benedict was attacked in a bathroom of their school, they weren't attacked because of an argument they were attacked and sustained injuries that killed them over their choice to be themselves. Brianna Ghey, another 16 year old, was stabbed over 20 times to death, again, not because of an argument, not over gang affiliations or anything like that, she was killed over her decision to be who she was.
Quaker-nomicsPublished 2 months ago in Pride Series Review of, "Feel Good"
Back in 2023, I tried writing this article. Only, when I published it I didn't think of how the title and the cover photo would look together and well...
sleepy draftsPublished 2 months ago in PrideWhat's Inside
There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise. The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling.
A Cake Too Beautiful
Have you ever seen a cake so immaculately decorated, you didn’t want to cut into it? Sometimes that’s how I feel about love. The idea of it can be too beautiful to actually dive in. I think that’s especially true of dating apps. Sometimes I like just knowing I COULD match, or simply knowing someone else wants to match with me. It’s the idea of being wanted. But that’s not love, because love requires that initial step of bravery, the ability to trust another person with my vulnerability. But first and more importantly, it’s about loving myself. Because if I don’t love myself, I can’t fully and truly love someone else. And that desire to be wanted would only be a reflection of my own insecurity and fear that I’m not worth loving. So it then becomes easier to say no than to say goodbye.
A Deadly Sin called Pride
Even though I am not a Christian, I had to learn about the `Seven Deadly Sins´ during my childhood. And Pride is one of them. During the last years, I had many conversations about those deadly sins and their importance for our lives. Although I am nowhere close to agree to the bible and what religion does to humankind, we should avoid committing those deadly sins. Our lives would be more healthy in all directions.
Krishan MubasharPublished 2 months ago in PrideThe Capybara Chronicles
In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, there exists a creature known for its gentle nature, its sociable disposition, and its ability to thrive in harmony with its surroundings. This creature is the capybara, the largest rodent in the world, and it is a fitting symbol for the life of Mia.