To The People Who Told Me I Didn’t ‘Look’ Depressed Marisa Lancione “ “Well, you’re dressed nicely today. You don’t look like you’re struggling.” Oh, I’m sorry, should I have shown up in pajamas with greasy hair and body odor?
11 Lessons I Learned As My Father’s Caregiver Alice Park “ Your attitude makes a world of a difference in the way you experience life, and for me, gratitude is the best attitude.
A 20-Something’s 16-Step Guide To Coming Out As Gay Jacob Geers “ Keep growing. Keep waiting for that day that fabled teenage sex-drive kicks in for you and you find the opposite sex irresistible. Keep waiting.
They Say There Is Someone Out There For Everyone, But I Know There’s Nobody For Me Luke Hart “ We grow up inundated with messages about how there is someone for everyone. These messages are horseshit.
30 Times I’ve Felt Uncomfortable Being Gay Edgar Gomez “ Someone scolds me, saying I should be grateful to have such an accepting mother. I could write a hundred lists about why she is a great parent, none of which include loving me “despite” being gay.
4 Things Depression Disguises Itself As Lisa Bryant “ It’s not often that one realizes they’re depressed. Depression is an uninvited guest that doesn’t call in advance of its arrival or knock on your door; it slips right in, unbidden, and stays.
What I've Learned From Living Alone Josh Duboff “ Sometimes I feel like a giant living in a playpen, which not only fulfills some sort of weird childhood Tommy Pickles fantasy but also serves as a wonderful contrast to the sobering “bills/responsibilities/loneliness” aspects of living by oneself.
I Got Scammed Tessah Schoenrock “ Comparatively, I got off lucky. The average 419 scam victim loses $6,542, whereas I “only” lost $2,650.