Navaris Darson
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The Nature of My Love is Not a Choice
I was raised in a very religious household in a very conservative town in Georgia. Whenever someone says that a person isn’t born gay—that it’s a choice—I have to wonder from whom they are getting their intel. It’s always a straight person who says this, and I think, How would you know? What makes you an expert on the complex and drastically unique experiences of all homosexuals everywhere? Please, show me your degree in Homosexual Studies.
By Navaris Darson4 years ago in Pride
The Big Ask
In 2013, I had a major crush on one of my friends. I hesitate to say I was in love with him, but I really cared about him. A whole bunches a lot. I might have loved him had he returned my feelings, but he only saw me as a friend. It’s not a particularly novel tale. You’ve probably heard it before. Certainly nothing to write home and tell the wife and kids about, assuming you have a wife and kids. If so, lucky you.
By Navaris Darson5 years ago in Confessions
The Loneliest Year: Part Five
July 2020 On July 4th, I walked for seven hours and surpassed 40,000 steps. I’d hoped to hear from Jesse on the 4th, and while I was at the grocery store, I heard his voice—from my earphones when my iTunes shuffle played a song from a musical he performed in years ago.
By Navaris Darson5 years ago in Humans
The Loneliest Year: Part Two
April 2020 After Jesse broke my heart in November, I lost the motivation to work out and eat healthy. Now the gyms were closed, and I was limited to at-home exercises where I used candles as barbells. Committed to getting back to my former fitness level, I signed up for a healthy meal service named Fit-Meal Fit-Life, and I used half of my $1200 stimulus check to pay double the price for a set of adjustable dumbbells. I did the math, and I figured if I didn’t go to the gym for a year and a half, I would recoup the expense.
By Navaris Darson5 years ago in Humans
