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My Coming-Out Story
I had been on an Interrail trip in 1984 in an attempt to widen my horizons, to try things I never did before, and to demonstrate to my parents, that I wasn't their little boy anymore and could make my own decisions. My planning had nothing to do with my sexuality, but I should soon learn something else!
By Henrik Hagelandabout a year ago in Pride
20 Minutes of Ramblings....
This was my group assignment tonight in my work-group. The group I go to on Thursday nights and Friday morning is very unique. We spend 10 minutes listening to this vibrating bowl, you know the kind that they tap with a gong type of thing. Wow! Why is this so hard to explain!? 😂🤣Anyway, after the 10 minutes of meditation we write free write for 40 minutes. Same set up on Friday morning but instead we draw a random Tarot card and write about it. I have a whole collection of Tarot card poems that I have written.. But again, tonight was trying to write non stop, throwing away any prejudgements or critical voices. Just write and well, that's what I did. So here it is:
By ᔕᗩᗰ ᕼᗩᖇTYabout a year ago in Pride
Representative literature
Author: Dream Books Sanjeevi Discovering The Namesake mirrored my immigrant struggles, affirming my cultural identity and transforming feelings of alienation into pride, ultimately shaping my self-acceptance and love for diverse narratives in literature.
By Sanjeevi Kandasamyabout a year ago in Pride
Represented
Growing up in a small town, I often felt like an outsider. My heritage was a tapestry of cultures, woven together by stories from my grandparents. However, the media I consumed rarely reflected my identity. I craved connection, but I mostly saw characters and narratives that didn’t resonate with my experience.
By Arshad Sajjad Khanabout a year ago in Pride
Representation
A Moment in Media Representation: The effect of one experience on my identity. In the present era, what shapes our perceived worth as single beings and as social entities, as members of society and culture, is reflected in the media. But for many citizens, it is not, and the images that they are receiving and observing on the cultural/satellite television mirrors are distorted or entirely missing. I experienced identity formation through one impactful event and being able to find, originally, a character that looked like me and dealt with real-life issues, trials, and tribulations, that also closely resembled my experience growing up in media that barely represented me.
By Sanjeevi Kandasamyabout a year ago in Pride
