Tag Archives: fear
The Little Boy Outside The Bathroom
“How many times do I have to tell you it is not “she!” You keep calling me “she!” You keep saying “she!” It is not “she!”
Everyday I Live in Fear
“Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto. I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me.” ~ Maya Angelou Every day I live in fear for two main reasons that are separate but not mutually exclusive. I’m gay, and I’m black in America. Some homophobic person could physically attack me for being […]
Against the Dichotomy
It’s hard to keep it all together. It’s in the times things are going well but most trying from all angles that the world pushes us for more. The things going well make you want to bask in the beauty of the fall weather, while you feel the ground pulling down into the dying leaves. […]
Flirty Friday 7/5/13
“Flirty Friday” – weekly Friday dating and relationship inspiration as you head into the weekend. “Never make a decision out of fear!” Fight for what you want and who you want and have a full on affair with life where you can say, “Things didn’t work out sometimes, but I went for it! I WENT […]
You Believed
We want to believe that if we believe in people, if we believe in ourselves, life rewards us. But the honest to goodness truth is you’re left sometimes feeling like an outsider on your own life and desires. Desire sometimes leaves you heartbroken. If you believe in believing one more time, this can be the […]
The Verge
My clothes slowly start to fill my bag as I pack for my first trip to New York City. As I left my Pride board meeting I started to realize how much I’ll miss these people I work with in being gone just a week. I feel overcome with awe by the fact I’m on […]
Newly Bold
Last week a person I recently blogged about approached me unhappy with how they feel Iportrayed them but also wanted to talk about the situation. After a one hour conversation with them on top of a long day where I wasn’t happy with a lot of thing, I was left emotional questioning myself and maturity. I questioned […]
The Caterpillar
Welcome to spring semester and the new year. It’s time to look around those classrooms for cuties; elevate our careers to the next level; meet teachers; and catch up with old friends. I’m not the best at balancing all friends throughout the semester, but I’ve made the effort in the few days before classes to […]
2013, Which Way?
Every new year, every school semester, I imagine all these goals and resolutions that will come true. I’ll be in better shape. I’ll make moves career wise. I’ll be dating this great significant other. This year though, I don’t have those goals. I feel like I’m on the brink of something big I can’t quite […]
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