Tag: family
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Joel | Orlando, Fl.
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i was in the 11th grade. there was this guy that everyone used to say was bisexual. and i was like, “what does being bisexual mean?” i did my research and was like “oh ok. someone who likes both. maybe that’s who i am. maybe i’m bisexual.” i remember being…
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THROWBACK: marcos
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Photo Title: Kindergarden Graduation ’89 In this picture, I’m 5 years old in Matamoros Mexico, graduating from Kindergarten, feeling like the happiest kid next to my mother and father. I remember when I was this age, I always wanted to be around my parents, especially my mother. Being close to…
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Kikis With Louie | The Family We Choose
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in episode of 8 of #KikisWithLouie, kristina shares how she and her mother got involved with gender justice. watch full episode:
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From Under a Rock: Surviving the Reagan Crack Years
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My mother began smoking crack in the summer of 1986. At that time, it was widely known as “crack rock.” I was 9 years old and I already had mastered the art of secrecy. I didn’t call it art or survival; it was just life under the “rock.” I learned…
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THROWBACK: Jae W Brown | New York, NY
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Sometimes people leave you halfway through the woods. Ten years ago, I lost my mother; the second photo is of my mother, my grandmother, my Titi, and Pepi, the most wonderful pup I had ever met. These women shaped my life. My mother was selfless, loving, giving, and incredibly kind.…
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Luis | Philadelphia, PA
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When it came time to go back to Florida for winter break I debated whether or not I should tell my mom, but ultimately decided not to. I did get to come out to one of my brothers and his wife during that trip, though. He basically asked me questions…
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throwback: Julio Salgado
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1996, somewhere in hollywood, ca with my tio chicho. he was the first gay man i ever met. i never came out to him but in his own way he introduced me to the concept of family and queerness. it is because of him that my own family didn’t have…
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Vince | Philadelphia, PA
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I finally came to my mom when I was like 21. I literally waited for her to ask me and she eventually did. I went to New York with my gay cousin and she knew so that triggered her to ask . She calls, mind you, while I’m shopping at…
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Sebastian | Philadelphia, PA
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it’s always funny because they say hindsight is 20/20. when i really think about it, when i was little, first grade looking at boys differently than i looked at girls, forcing myself to look at girls the way i looked at boys and not understanding all let all what it…
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Throwback: Xris
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This picture was taken in June 11, 2003 on my birthday. I just turned 17 and we went to Red Lobster to celebrate. Well, that day was an emotional day for me. I was getting ready to be put in the juvenile system and preparing to go into placement. At…
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Ivan | Los Angeles, CA
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Ivan: I have been homeless for two years and even then I still don’t identify as homeless. It’s just this label that’s given by society for scholarship purposes and for the “poor boo-hoo dreamer” purposes. I do have a home. Cali is my home. I can go to San Diego, San…
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Luis Lao | Camden, NJ
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i come to philly to turn up, to party. i think it’s great because i meet more people like me in philly and i really can’t get that connection in camden because camden is so negative about being gay or bisexual or transgender. i think without family as support, you’re…