January 2012 Blog Posts (4)

Gay Relationships: "If I’m So Darned Cute, Why Won’t Anyone Go Out With Me?" - Part Two



( Continued From Yesterday )



"Systemic challenges due pose potential barriers to your dating life, they only have to have power if you allow them to do so. We are not victims; growing up gay requires significant courage, perseverance, and resilience. To survive and prosper through this means we can handle any…

From as far back as I remember I have  always felt male within. I was made aware of my difference in gender identity when I first started Kindergarten at age 3 and 1/2 as I had to use the bathroom that was for girls and not the one that I felt was the right place for me.

From that moment on life became more complicated as my gender was at odds with societies expectations.  Throughout the kindergarten years my freedom to be myself was increasingly challenged. I was expected to conform…