Relationships

Cake: 5
I haven't had a proper date in years, even Matt couldn't take me on a date. He said it was too hard, pretty much. I even offered to pay for myself. Nope, always had excuses. So, I sucked it up and waited for a miracle that would never eventuated. Waiting for a date would be like watching paint dry. Though, least you would get some sort of satisfactory outcome.
By Jerome Smith-Pula4 years ago in Pride
Cleaning Out My Closet
...I'm gay. I'm sure it comes as a surprise - at first, anyway. You and Dad used to tease me about what a "ladies' man" I was as far back as kindergarten.
By Hunter Goddard4 years ago in Pride
Cake: 4
Sometimes I think I have got it going perfectly until something falls out of rhythm and it knocks me off balance and I'm like why? Surely everyone does this.
By Jerome Smith-Pula4 years ago in Pride
Cake: 3
You know when people say when you're onto something good, just ride the wave? Ride the wave regardless, I say. Anyway, I'm doing just that. I'm riding the wave at the beach, with Mark.
By Jerome Smith-Pula4 years ago in Pride
The 15 Top, Must-Watch Queer Movies
As a queer writer, I love to see representation in media, but like anything else, this can be problematic. It's easy to be controversial in media, especially when it comes to actors playing characters whose experiences they cannot relate to (ie. an able-bodied actor playing a disabled character). I've curated a list of the fifteen best LGBTQIA+ plus movies for those looking for a little representation. I rated them based off of things like depth, realism, representation, and presentation, but I'm not a movie critic, so feel free to judge for yourself.
By Antiquity Anecdotes4 years ago in Pride
I've changed my mind
She was unexpected, wonderful and forbidden. I first saw her, my cheeks started to blush and the butterflies fluttered and tickled my stomach. The curve of her lips always forming a seductive smile and the incredible stare that she gave sending me weak at my knees. The hair rising on my body from the radiating electricity and the yearning to feel her touch. If only I could have her.
By Jamie-Lee Turner4 years ago in Pride
Adventures of a late in life lesbian
Since coming out to my husband and dealing with the turbine of emotions on both our parts, we've settled into some new kind of marriage. One that says, "For now and hopefully forever" but also, "It's ok to make it look however we need it to." That has been a freeing and terrifying reframing. Freeing because there is a security we have created for one another- a sort of undying commitment that doesn't feel like bondage or obligatory loyalty. But terrifying because a door has been unlocked. Until last year, I didn't even notice the door. Now, I've been handed the keys and whatever is on the other side is calling to me.
By Sam Hawk4 years ago in Pride
Letters From a Lost Kingdom
Dearest Galia, By the time you receive this later, Rubrum soldiers will have surrounded my home. It must be terrible looking in from the outside; I've heard rumors from the people that I and my family may already be dead.
By Mei Lin4 years ago in Pride
Being Gay in a Straight Relationship
Have you ever felt like part of your life was covered up in a mask and was simply hidden away from you just by living your everyday life?
By Elise L. Blake4 years ago in Pride
Met him at the video arcade
It was a cold, cloudy, snowy December night in Denver, CO. I was in need of sexual relief of tension. My wife hadn't had sex with for over six months and Susie palm and her five sisters was not helping relieve my tensions any more. I worked at Dominoes' as a delivery driver. I decided to go to The Galaxy Video Arcade. After having oral sex with several men, I saw him. He came into the booth with me and we had oral sex. Then it happened, he invited me too his apartment. I called home and said I would be later than normal.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee4 years ago in Pride
What is A Queer Platonic Relationship?
As Valentine's Day rears its head, many people celebrate the bond they have with their primary life partner. Others celebrate their wholly platonic connections, both with friends and their own life partners. Today, this article is about the latter — what is a platonic life partnership, and why is a chose more and more young queer people are making?
By TC134 years ago in Pride
Hometown Heroes
It is you! You are the hero! You make the difference. You mean something to me. As I read the prompt, I realized that there are several people who have crossed my path over the years who have made a difference in my life. Here are a few of these amazing people.
By Beverly Hernandez4 years ago in Pride