Stirrings
Each of us can recall our earliest awareness of affectional and then sexual attraction to others. Gay men often have a clearer...
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Be a part of history. Share your memories about life as an LGBTQ person.
Dating a Married Man
In the summer of 1999, when I was 27, I was visiting a friend in Mexicali, Mexico. One day while I was there, he suggested we go to...
I Feel Ya
STORY: The evening was warm and moonless. The only light was the odd firefly bobbing about as we three slipped into the cool waters of...
A Typical Manhattan Evening
STORY: 1981—After my intense three-month affair with Bill Masi, a successful male model, had run its course in early 1981, we became...
Group Travel, Mykonos - 1990 Style
STORY: 1989 to mid-1990s—My husband, Ron Oyer, had a travel business in the 1990s that catered to gay men, geographically mostly from...
Dad and Me
STORY: I grew up in a close-knit and loving family of four in Minnesota. As a child, I was always close to my mom but didn’t really know...
My Nephew Callum
STORY: Callum is the youngest of my brother’s three sons. On the surface, he was a shy kid, but, hidden behind that facade was a bold boy...
Madonna Didn’t Call
STORY" I grew up in South Africa. In 1994, we were promised a new constitution with protected rights and social acceptance for gays. I...
How Did I End Up Here?
STORY: “How did I get to this point?” I kept asking myself nervously and guiltily, during the two-hour train ride. I’m a father,...
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