New Piece on Medium: “Coming Out is Just The Beginning”

  I put up a new piece on my Medium account today in celebration of National Coming Out Day! I wanted to talk a little bit about the struggle of coming out, and how it's rarely the end of the hard work that comes with living in society as a queer individual. However, that should …

New Piece on Medium: “We’re Queer, We’re Angry, and That’s Okay”

I wrote a piece on queer anger that I just put up on my Medium page! This was inspired by the many times I've been told that I shouldn't be angry when I'm in debates with people (primarily straight people) about homophobia, advocating for myself, and educating them on why certain phrases or behaviors are …

Moving

I am an adult who does not want to live in a home where his entire life has taken place. I have so much to look forward to, so much ahead of me, that I can’t have a heavy past weighing me down.

Love, Simon is the Movie Gay Teens Need

Love, Simon seems like your typical teenage rom-com about a high-schooler who’s not quite ready to come out yet, but it offers so much more. While the story focuses on Simon’s experience with learning about his sexuality through emailing another closeted high schooler, there are layers upon layers of social commentary about being a gay person in the modern day.