Cultures
I’m a 16-year old Iraqi boy – I want to be free to say
Hi Bayar, thanks for coming to Alterheros with your question. I hope I
can provide you with some help.
First of all I want to congratulate you for finding the strength and
courage to come online and search for help and support. I'm sure it is
not easy for you to find any kind ... Read more.
We are both married to men, but we are attracted to each other and have to keep it a secret.
Hi Holly,
Thank you for writing to us here at AlterHeros with your question.
In your question, you have mentioned that you and your female friend have developed a romantic attraction to each other. You are not crossing any lines but feel that, given the opportunity, you will act on your feelings. ... Read more.
Followup about the crush I have on my old teacher
Hi Prem,
thank you for writing in with some details.
It does sound like you are in a lonely place right now. You feel that your best friend does not support you and you feel unable to come out to your family because you fear how the news will make them feel. ... Read more.
Homosexuality in Jamaica: The Views, The Harsh Realities
Homosexuality is defined as sexual orientation characterized by sexual desire or romantic feelings exclusively for persons of the same sex. Homophobia is defined as a fear of gay men or gay lifestyle and culture, but are Jamaicans afraid of gay men? Statistics prove that we are not. Jamaicans view homosexuality from many perspectives, some of [...]
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My Still Broken Heart
I’ve been in love with this guy from the moment I met him, we were great together and sometimes I think we still have something, but I know that it’s over between us because he is about to get married, and we are not even that close anymore!
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Stunted growth
You walk steadfastly, looking fabulous while you embrace the person you were born to be. People stare. They size you up, either hoping to make eye contact and start seducing you or to make sure you’re not looking better than them. These are your brothers, sisters and everyone in between and you feel at home and so out of place.
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Being gay in Mexico
This interview has been made with Victor, a Mexican-born lawyer who lived for more than 30 years in Mexico, before moving to Canada with his boyfriend three years ago… This interview reflects his own experience, not a professional point of view. The issues presented here are not absolute facts, only opinions of a person that [...]
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Things are complicated these days.
I always told myself I wouldn’t be one of those people to get tangled in the incestuous web of the scene. But just last night, my girlfriend’s boyfriend (maybe soon to be ex boyfriend) s new girlfriend (who used to be with her current boyfriend’s best friend) and my new lover’s boyfriend, who is my girlfriend’s ex girlfriend’s big heartbreak, are all going out to the same place tonight. And that’s not all.
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Fag Hags R Us
The relationships between women and gay men are varied and complicated no less varied and complicated than any other relationships between any two people. Though the reductive stereotype of the fag hag would appear all-encompassing, there are dynamics at play making it clear that not all straight woman/gay man relationships are the same.
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Black & Blue Festival 2003
The BBCM Foundation presents the Black & Blue Festival, an internationally renowned event as well as the largest annual dance party in North America, in Montreal, from October 8 to 14. Some 50 artistic, cultural, sports and social events will mobilize 85 000 people-including tens of thousands of affluent gay tourists from every corner of the globe…
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Équipe AlterHéros
Julie-Maude Beauchesne
François Paquette
Dee Gamme
Samuel A.
Marion Téjédor