All Blog Posts Tagged 'homosexuality' (3)

THE MURDER OF CHILDHOOD

He was an ex-monk who fondly explained “that way of life did not work out for me,” to the Catholic and Protestant group that raised funds for a boys home and hired him to run it; and I recorded that same statement as part of a twenty minute documentary about care for a number of the Travelling Community boys, who as imbibers of glue fumes were regarded as “disruptive elements” among the shop keepers in the centre of Dublin.



Three years later, in a second TV current…

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Added by Peter McNiff on May 28, 2010 at 12:00am — 12 Comments

Andy Comes Out (2)

I was the first person Andy came out to. I wasn't surprised either, when the words were spoken. After all, Andy was the only boy who had seen me without a shirt on, in my bra; I wouldn't have let a straight guy see me!



He even commented with approval, teasing me with "they're bigger than they were last time", or, "honey, I'm sure you're not a double A, in fact, I'd bet money you'd fill out a B cup", he always knew how to make me feel better.



When he came out, he just cried and… Continue

Added by Sissy Anderson on May 27, 2010 at 12:30am — 4 Comments

April's Fool

She was that proverbial breath of fresh air into my normally blasé lifestyle whom I welcomed when we first met our freshman year of college: Gramley Hall - Second Floor.



A woman’s, who would later be one of my closest friends, parody of the school’s Alma Mater use to disgust me, “Firm are thy tits O Salem, there are no virgins here: there’s straights, there’s bi's, there’s lesbians; hell, half this campus is queer –” then I met her and realized I must be part of that ‘half’ and… Continue

Added by Deborah Jovan Reed on April 1, 2010 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

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