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It was an interesting life, coming of age. Being gay could have been perceived as 90 percent of the struggles I endured. Life in the Midwest can be SO closed-minded--even when you grew up in a city. I knew I was gay for as long as I could remember. In elementary school...to middle school...definitely in high school. In each and every one of these settings, there was

"When I joined the #NOH 8 Worldwide in Antwerp back in 2013, I never thought I would have to write a story like this. I strongly believe in human rights and respect, and I strongly oppose violence. Those beliefs are at the center of who I am. However, last weekend, I was the victim of a vicious attack. I attended the Tomorrowland Festival in Boom, Belgium . Tomorrowland

In November 2013, the Dutch King Willem Alexander and his wife Queen Màxima visited President Putin . When Willem Alexander became King on April 30th, the people of the Netherlands gave him a Book of Dreams for the Netherlands. With the visit of the royal couple in mind, COC and the Gay Krant came up with the idea to present President Putin with a book containing

For years I was told " YOU CAN'T . YOU CAN'T BE GAY. YOU CAN'T LOVE GOD. YOU CAN'T BE GAY AND AN ORDAINED MINISTER." I am here to tell you, YOU CAN , to each of those and more. God created each of us to be who we are and nobody should let you believe different. There will always be those who have hateful things to say about you and your life. There will always be those who try

I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to be apart of the last NOH 8 photo shoot in Tulsa, Oklahoma . I know it’s a little late in my life, but I am starting the last phase of my life…. I am very lucky as I do have a partner of 14 years (as of July 22, 2014) to share everything with. I was born in the “buckle” of the Bible belt where and when you didn’t speak of