I am a misfit. I used to hate this about myself. I wanted to belong. I wanted to be normal. The price for extraordinary was too much. The things boys my age engaged in like playing football, wrestling, discussing who had the biggest breast/ass or just plain looking for trouble was very distasteful to me….
It has been an interesting year for us at The Rustin Times. We launched our website this year and the feedback we have gotten has been amazing. We have had over 10,000 page views since our launch in July and we owe it all to your support. While we understand that there have been inconsistencies…
I think one of the biggest things I’ve struggled with is guilt. I’m also positive I’m not the only one. I think I figured out quite early that I wasn’t straight. From my very first year in junior secondary school, I had known but I had dismissed it. The thought alone made my heart pound…
For a long time, I felt I had to choose. You could either be one or the other. The choice between meeting religious standards and staying true to one’s self could be a very tough one. I want to tell a story of how I came to accept who I am while trying to maintain…
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