Barry Church-Woods I use the word kismet far too much for someone who is only a little bit Arabic in the face. I guess beshert would be a better fit for my cultural sensibilities, though again, I’ve never been to temple. Either way; you catch my drift. I live in […]
Dating is hard enough. But try making it work with an emotionally crippled closeted artist. Barry Church-Woods tackles his demons Have you ever been ined? In-ing is a strange phenomenon where people around you would prefer that you’re not a gay. It comes in particularly useful to those who find homosexuality […]
Yesterday was National Coming Out Day and it caused quite a bit of chatter on social media. Today, we revisit a piece by Josef Church-Woods that helped launch LGBTicons. “I’m not sure I would go as far as to say that gay celebrities have a social or moral duty to be […]
Barry Church-Woods I use the word kismet far too much for someone who is only a little bit Arabic in the face. I guess beshert would be a better fit for my cultural sensibilities, though again, I’ve never been to temple. Either way; you catch my drift. I live in […]
This Thursday’s American Thanksgiving celebrations kick start the holiday season for many, and there’s hardly a fledgling queer who isn’t considering ruining grandma’s turkey dinner by making ‘that’ special announcement over the dinner table. Barry Church-Woods Coming out for many is a rite of passage, and the beginning of a […]
Learn more Day 7 – How your parents took it or how you think they might take it Barry: It was so easy. I’m pretty sure they already knew since I was living with a boyfriend at the time in a one bedroom flat. He cheated on me and we broke […]
“I suppose now I’m very grateful that it happened the way it did. It was never a secret, everyone around me in my life knew, it’s just very hard to know how to say it, in a way, with some sort of dignity and to remain private. It was something […]
Rugby international Gareth Thomas struggled to come to terms with his sexuality, but it can be just as difficult for everyone else, writes Patrick McAleenan for the Telegraph You could say I am making a career out of being gay as I have written several pieces for the Telegraph on […]
“There seems to be some sort of war going on that I’m not invited to, but everyone wants me to take a side.” – Alyx J. Shaw A historic essay by Michael William We first appeared in print primarily in specialized medical and psychiatric texts. Then, during the seventies, a […]
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