Coming Out To My Parents
It’s tough for me to continuously lie to my parents that I will marry a girl. My principle is — I would rather be honest with someone so that I don’t have any issues with them.
Tag: gay
All The Boys That I Met
Boys gave me trust issues. I’m 21 and about to graduate from college in the fall. I’ve never been in a long-term relationship.
Hope for the Community
I am Dylan and I’m in my mid-30s this year. I am a self-identified closeted gay graysexual, and I also belong to a minority race in Malaysia.
A Gay Love Poem: Daniel
I am very worried, because I haven’t seen you and I don’t know if you are okay.
Letter From the Future
Dear Young, Sweet and Sensational Me,
Hello, it’s me. You from the future. I have little time to explain and even less to give you (Future You is most definitely not an unemployed billionaire, sorry).
Living with HIV: A Life of Meaning
Adrian Tyler speaks on living life after his HIV diagnosis and his advocacy work in educating queer young men about HIV/AIDS
The Black Sheep
I’ve been told by other Asians that my family is unusual.
I’m a fourth generation Japanese American black sheep.
My Scary Sex Experience
It was really a dark moment when I experienced that. It all started when I was on Grindr looking for sex.
Labels Suck to Queer Folk
I hate labels so much. Born and bred in a small kampung in a rural northern state in Malaysia, I have a mixed heritage and an inborn conflicting pride.
As a Closeted Gay Muslim
From my understanding, it is illegal to engage in homosexual activities based on the Islamic teachings. Across the globe, it also seems illegal for Muslims to leave Islam. Gay people from Malaysia might be able to get married in non-Islamic countries, but their marriage will not be recognised when they return home. I know that some gay Muslims might struggle to accept their sexuality, considering the religious restrictions that come with this faith.