The Fandom That Fixed My Broken Parts

Once upon a time, there was a boy who lived in the darkness of shame and fear. He was surrounded by those who felt if someone found out his deep, dark secret, he would be unable to make it into heaven. These statements were never advertised overtly in the church doctrine. The typical jargon was,...

The Cost of Not Being Straight

Every person who isn't straight or cisgendered ultimately has to come out. Owning our sexuality is a cross we must bear for choosing to live our lives in the light. One of the best parts of the "Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda" (book) had to be the conversation between Simon and Blue about straight...

An Ode To My Father

The last conversation I had with my father was one of the best times I had with him. When my father was diagnosed with cancer, I made it a point to travel the three and a half hours from Nashville, Tennessee to my hometown of Lexington, Kentucky as often as I could. The result was...