Posts tagged vulnerability
Who is Gender Non-Conforming
Who is Gender Non-Conforming

Masc4Who (?)...Throughout my journey, I continue to run into the same nagging question...are you masc? Whether responding through Grindr, through MATTHEW's "Str8-bro" appearance, or through CHICO's cruelty, I've desperately clung to my answer---"YES, I'm masculine!"---to feel "normal" and powerful. Who pays the ultimate price for masculinity, though? 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolagender non-conforming, gender, sex, the velvet rage, The velvet rage, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, Alan Downs, robert jensen, masculine, dominant, discreet, grindr, rape, rape culture, masculinity, manhood, religion, nature, nurture, the denial of death, ernest becker, identity, purpose, spirituality, soul, perfectionism, control, domination, trauma, bully, bullying, vulnerability, authenticity, selfless, selflessness, balance, spider, spider web, web, web unspunComment
Who is Joyful/Joyous
Who is Joyful/Joyous

Being a product of television, the voices of Rod and Todd Flanders fill my head when I hear the word joy. "I've got that joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart."---"Where?"---"Down in my heart to stay!" The Simpsons were always a source of joy, but how do we recognize that feeling and can we sustain it for longer than a 30 minute episode? There may be a way, but it comes with a price. Is Who ready? Find out here. 

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Into the LightMatthew ChicolaDowns, Alan Downs, the velvet rage, Berg, The Way, Kabbalah, joy, vulnerability, charity, selfless, selfish, bergComment