A Christmas Coming Out Story? Not With My Conservative Relatives
Every year around the holidays, we visit my father’s side of the family. I have not come out to any of them.
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When Sexism Starts Within
My newfound feminist beliefs are real. They weren’t handed to me. I had to earn them by living day by day.
For The Love Of The Game (And My Dad)
My dad and I both love baseball. But for him it’s just a game. For me, it’s about spending time together.
How to Deal With Your Out of Pocket Family Members This Thanksgiving
Everyone has anxiety about what to do when the people at their Thanksgiving table say uncomfortable or offensive things. Teens deal with that too. Youth Radio asked three teens how adults misbehave at their tables and how they deal.
Too Young Republican: I’m Worried My Little Brother Is Being Raised Close-minded
My goal isn’t to brainwash him, or turn him into a little leftist, I simply want him to grow up to be a compassionate young man.
I’m A Thin, Black Man, And That Worries My Family
In my family’s minds, muscles are a kind of insurance policy against the dangers black men face.
Far From Her Hometown, A Texas Teen Struggles To Process The Storm
“Messages filled with updates and prayers were all I had to keep in touch with my family…It’s tough because I’m getting all these updates but I can’t really do much.”
Want To Be Body Positive? Stop Thin-Shaming
Here’s what I hear from everyone in my family: “Why you so skinny?” “Boy you thiiin!” “Get some meat on your bones.” Okay, I know I’m skinny. But bringing it up at every family gathering doesn’t change anything.
My Brother Converted To Christianity, And Now I’m Worried I’ve Lost Him
Atheism is all we’d ever known. But the first friends Cole made on campus belonged to a Southern Baptist church group. Not long after, he converted.