Tag: Gay

Stereotypical Hero – A Poem

You’re a stereotype, He said. Abuse survivor, gay, disabled. You are a stereotype given shape. I looked at him, wishing that I could shout, yell, scream, rant at him about what he said, and why it was wrong. Instead, I stayed calm. You forgot… Continue Reading “Stereotypical Hero – A Poem”

Have Sparkle Will Travel – On Coming Out to Myself

I don’t think there was a time that I didn’t know I was gay. I just didn’t have the words to talk about who and what I was. When I was eight years old, I knew that I was not like other boys around… Continue Reading “Have Sparkle Will Travel – On Coming Out to Myself”