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I've never met one person who didn't lose something when they came out. They lose friends. The lose family. They lose jobs. They lose opportunity. They…
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How I Came Out To The 3 Most Important People In My Life...
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That first year after coming out publicly and Jessica and I announcing our divorce, the two of us definitely went into a season of survival mode…
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Over the last couple of years, I've joked with friends that I'm pretty sure I could write a whole book just about my first 5 days as an…
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As you might imagine, I've been asked this question (or a variation of it) many times in the last few years. And it's most often asked by someone with…
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Last month, I started a series that documents the loss and grief of coming out. This is a series that reflects my personal experience. While losing…
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A few weeks ago, I shared on Instagram/Facebook about an experience I had in which somebody drove by my house and shouted "faggot" at me as I was…
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Look, I have zero problems with erotically-charged spiritual imagery. Sure, it doesn't always work. But sometimes it does work because many of the…
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For a long time, I held negative thoughts about my body. I sometimes felt weird existing within my own skin. And even now, despite being in a much…
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I don't know about you but I feel like I am always learning (sometimes relearning) things that are true about me. Maybe it's because I'm an Enneagram 4…
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I tripped into writing. Twenty-five years ago, I was a terrible writer. My grammar was atrocious. My word choices lacked diversity and inspiration. And…
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I've seen a lot of commentary about Rihanna's 13-minute halftime show at the Super Bowl. Lots of people called it blah, boring, some people even Tweeted…
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