Tag: gay
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Vulnerability and Gay Men – My Journey
Vulnerability. This is a topic that I talk about regularly at work. When I am working with leaders and teams, the conversation often comes back to the concept of vulnerability and vulnerable-based trust for healthy relationships. In “Daring Greatly”, Dr. Brene Brown describes vulnerability as “uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure“. It is choosing to share…
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Inclusion is for All – Why Public Shaming White Gay Men is Not Working
I was playing around on Instagram and I came across this meme on a meme account that I follow. The intent was to be funny. It’s also an attempt to shame a demographic in the gay community, cisgender white gay men, for claiming to support inclusion but not actually being inclusive. My background is in…
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Albanian and Gay – Robbed of the Parent Experience
In 2012 I wrote a blog post about my experience of being gay and Albanian. I was 30 at the time and needed to express myself how I felt. I was angry at how the Albanian community viewed me and treated me for being gay when I came out. Since then, I have been on…
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The First Pride Was a Riot
It’s a warm Saturday night in June. There is a slight breeze blowing through the city streets, but you can barely hear it due to the noise of nightlife sounds. Music is blaring. People are everywhere, conversing. Taxis are honking their horns. You and your friends duck into the local bar. You are having a…
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Friend Group Norms
What is the difference between your team at work and your group of friends? Not much, it turns out.
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Gay Shqiptar?! What?!
Some of you might have read my Facebook and Twitter updates regarding this topic. I have decided to gather my thoughts and feelings into this one blog post. I always strive to give gay Albanians a face, but I don’t want to shove it in anyone’s face on Facebook or Twitter either. I am an…