Fine weather friends: Good riddance to bad rubbish I consider myself to be something of an expert on “fine weather friends”. My mum used to talk about them from the time I was a kid and they have passed through my life. I just did not reckon that Andre would . . . read more
Who gets state welfare benefits and why? This is a question that has troubled the community as well as the social workers that have to explain everything to just about everybody. Over time a negative stereotype of “welfare queens” has been allowed to germinate with largely ineffective counterarguments. Notice the . . . read more
LGBTQI Activists and Self-Care – When young LGBTQI+ people decide to engage in activism, in order to advocate for their rights, contribute to their community, or support each other, they encounter the concept of burnout. I was first introduced to burnout by other young LGBTQI activists, when I joined my . . . read more
The Sad Fate of Maria: You Need To Hear Her Story I am sharing my story, in the hopes of inspiring others to be strong enough to leave a situation that is detrimental to one’s health, happiness and growth. The story starts in the eyes of a . . . read more
American Politics – Living on the edge after a Trump Twitter bombshell ban I will come out with it…straight and to the point. I voted for President Donald Trump, an emotional rather than rational decision. I am coming out of that particularly closet because I think it is important for . . . read more
My friends tell me that I was being naïve from the word go about my college professor. Many say that they have already given in to the professor. Apparently he is not that difficult to handle and he tends to leave you alone after a few times. The whole . . . read more
I am planning to have a secret gay wedding : even though I know it is illegal in my country I will call myself Jemah to protect the innocent. I was born in Kenya to a demonstrably staunch catholic family. To say that my upbringing was austere and severe is to . . . read more
At the Crossroads of Gay Identity Politics. It is an opinion but it is causing me grief. In vain, I have tried to tell my LGBT friends that they are wasting their time going after an institution that is already past its sell-by date. Every day we are hearing . . . read more
To say that I was ecstatic when gay marriage was finally recognized in the Supreme court. Massachusetts was ahead of time in terms of accepting LGBT people so this was just an added bonus. One of the tricky bits had been about bringing my long-term boyfriend Marx from Ukraine . . . read more
