The Ardent Axiom
Illuminating the Facts About Behavioral Health and Rising Above the Stigma
Tag: LGBTQ+
A Safe Place to Call Home: The Childhood Trauma of Growing Up LGBTQ+ in Small-Town America
I have lived in Osage County, Missouri my whole life, my family has done so for generations. Many, if not most, of the people who live here would tell you that they feel like they can be themselves, live the life they want, that… Continue Reading “A Safe Place to Call Home: The Childhood Trauma of Growing Up LGBTQ+ in Small-Town America”
Companionship: Love Not Lust
I’m a descriptive writer, I love details, analogies, essays and creativity. Someone told me one night that I write because it’s how I come to understand things. That through my writing I come to terms with things that once tormented me or that continues… Continue Reading “Companionship: Love Not Lust”
A Journey Called Hope
Pulled from the archives and originally written in 2012, updated and expanded. Please be advised this entry discusses difficult emotions and suicide, it may not be appropriate for those easily disturbed or triggered by such topics. Support resources are provided at the end of… Continue Reading “A Journey Called Hope”
Human Sexuality Defined
Human Sexuality Defined Ever since I started writing about human sexuality I realized that a lot of people really don’t even know what sexuality and orientation mean and how to use those terms. I think that one of the biggest reasons is because of… Continue Reading “Human Sexuality Defined”
The Choice That Never Was
The Choice That Never Was I wanted to believe that my work of writing about this topic had since passed and that I would never again have to write in defense of it, of us, of the nature of our being. Unfortunately we still… Continue Reading “The Choice That Never Was”
Transgender in America
Transgender in America In 2011 a survey conducted by famed demographer Gary Gates, for the Williams Institute under the U.C.L.A. School of Law, he found that more than 700,000 American adults identified as transgender. His follow-up survey published in June, 2016, by the same… Continue Reading “Transgender in America”
Muslim Refugees, Christianity and the Future of Freedom
Muslim Refugees, Christianity, and the Future of Freedom Vetting, the process of reviewing refugee candidates before they come into the U.S., should be a concern for all of us. In this essay I will discuss why, but above all else I want you… Continue Reading “Muslim Refugees, Christianity and the Future of Freedom”
The Man In The Mirror
July 17, 2011 “The man who never learns to face himself, will never know what it means to be free.” The Man In The Mirror I ask myself why it bothers me so much that there are groups of people who take a strong… Continue Reading “The Man In The Mirror”
Keep You: Part Two
March 19, 2011 You are so shy and so quiet, never wanting to be noticed. Painfully introverted, you carry out entire conversations in your head, conversations you will probably never honestly have. Your lips moving, but the sounds never come out. I watch and… Continue Reading “Keep You: Part Two”
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