November 17, 2015 Crisis Support
A Wolf at the table: A memoir of my father is the latest book by Augusten Burroughs. Burroughs is an American author best known for his 2002 international best-selling memoir Running with scissors. Whereas Running with scissors is quite a…
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Whenever I meet someone new I usually tell them that I am gay. It is not the first thing that comes up, but you would be surprised how soon people start talking about their relationships or even more general about…
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There used to be a time when the word partner only referred to business partners and police detectives. It was a rather formal word to imply a rather formal relationship. Whenever we were talking about our significant others, we would…
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
The most important thing in life is to love and to have people that love us back. Love can take many forms; the love we have for our parents or for our kids, the love we have for our friends,…
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship can be the most important and beautiful thing there is. That is, as long as there is some sort of balance in the relationship. A friendship is not a true friendship unless the relationship is of a reciprocal nature….
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October 5, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendships, just like any other kind of relationship, not only need, but also deserve our time and attention. I do not think there is such a thing as the minimum cost of friendship. You cannot just say something like; if…
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October 3, 2015 Friends and Peers
True friendship is one of the most important things there is. It is a special bond between two or more people that often defies definition or explanation. There are many different kind of friendships, and we usually have different friends…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
Everything I need to know about friendship, I learned when I was in high school. I was never part of the popular crowd, but I found out pretty quickly that this really did not matter, as long as you had…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
True friendship is probably the most important thing there is. It is a special bond between two people that defies definition or explanation. There are several different kinds of friendship. You might have friends you like to play sports with,…
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October 2, 2015 Friends and Peers
We tend to become friends with those people that share our tastes and interests. Therefore, the best place to make new friends is somewhere where you can engage in your favorite activities, share in your likes or voice your concerns….
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September 29, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friendship is officially defined as the co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more people. However, friendship is so much more than that. Or at least it should be. Friendship to me means a special bond between people that defies…
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September 28, 2015 Friends and Peers
One of my favorite movies of all time about friendship is probably Stand by Me. Stand by Me is the 1986 movie about a group of 12-year-old boys who go on a little road trip in search of the dead…
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September 27, 2015 Friends and Peers
All friendships are platonic by nature or at least I think that is the way they should be. A platonic friendship is defined as a non-sexual affectionate relationship between two people. Apart from those few people who like to have…
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September 18, 2015 Friends and Peers
Friends make your life worth living, or at least they brighten up your life. When a friendship gets broken, it can be a devastating experience. Sometimes even more so than when a romantic relationship ends. Friendships, unlike many romantic relationships,…
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September 13, 2015 Friends and Peers
When I was in school friendship bracelets came into fashion. They were these handmade embroidery floss or thread bracelets that symbolized friendship, and they were given from one good friend to another. I remember giving one or two to friends…
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I like to tell people I am not good with subtlety and I prefer when people are just straight forward or direct, blunt even if necessary. And most of the time that is true. But just because I do not…
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Many people seem to be very unaware of the kind of effect that their words can have on others. Even though people usually do not mean to be cruel or hurt someone when they say certain things, unintentionally they can…
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As a lesbian, I shudder to think about the 78 articles before the current one that tried to answer this question. I am sure that the majority of people who chose to write about this topic are smart, open-minded, and…
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In the last decade, a lot has changed when it comes to lesbian visibility. Ever since Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet and told the world she was gay, many other gay and bisexual women have followed her example….
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In the last decade, a lot has changed when it comes to lesbian visibility. Ever since Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet and told the world she was gay, many other gay and bisexual women have followed her example….
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The title of this article makes me giggle. It sounds like either a bad pulp novel, or a lifetime movie. Yes, I am a lesbian, and there are probably a lot of interesting things that can be said about both…
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I am a woman who has spend her fair amount of time in gay clubs over the years. These nights were usually a lot of fun and they are particularly memorable because they were also completely hassle free. Despite being…
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