Tag: fear

“Silence will mean fear and discrimination will flourish,” says LGBT activist Ashwin Raj. A gay couple attacked on the island of Fiji is staying silent, fearful of reprisals. The two men, attacked over the weekend, have asked not to be identified—and have not gone to police—because “they feared for their lives,” according to the Fiji Sun. A police spokesperson said there’s not much that can be done if the victims don’t want to file a complaint: “We would encourage them to come...

Psychotherapist Matthew Dempsey returns and this time he's tackling the fear of aging among gay men and women. "When you're in your prime, you can feel the clock ticking and pressure mounting to achieve your goals before your "good years" are up. When you do become of a certain age, feeling more deflated and unattractive isn't uncommon. Ageism affects us all and perhaps more so for those of us who have already experienced other discrimination in our lives. I talk...

I am writing this because I have no other way of expressing my pain and because I hope to find some help somewhere, because I am trapped in my own life, condemned to live a lie forever and always fear that I could be discovered and killed. This is the sad truth of living in a homophobic state, promoting an intolerant society. I am writing this from a friend’s computer, because I cannot afford one of my own and he...