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At a recent gathering, a friend introduced his new boyfriend to the circle. It was the first public unveiling and there was a bit of mystery to the whole occasion; they were comfortable enough to do introductions, but it wasn’t so soon as to wonder why bother. We pulled aside Karl, a close friend of [...]
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I was recently asked to model in a photography project for a friend at a cosmetics company as part of a portfolio-building venture for everyone involved. The makeup artists tested their painting skills, caking us in hues of gold, white, and black. I was the lone black model in a Rococo-inspired piece, depicted as the [...]
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As I sat with a new friend at a small corner café, we began a profound and critical conversation: Freedom and the Weight of its Responsibility. Our exchange began in reference to a statement in which I suggested that freedom is essential for progressive society and for any sub-culture their within. I maintained freedom comes [...]
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Before I moved to New York over a year ago, I did some research on hook-up sites to see what the local population was like and perhaps make some friends in my new home. Sure, New York City isn’t without its trolls, but compared to my last residence, Phoenix, there were a number of 10s just lying [...]
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Angela Harvey has a way with words would be an insult, as no cliché could possibly do justice to the motivational speaker and GROWTH advisor …
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It’s the time of year when good Catholics, miscellaneous Christians, and sinners party their brains off for Mardi Gras and put away their excesses for Lent. For those that don’t know, Lent is a period of fasting in Christianity that lasts for more or less forty days. It represents when Satan tempted Jesus in the [...]
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I often feel confused when I hear my friends make comments such as “Damn! He’s got Swag.” While I know, generally, what they are referring to, I really don’t know what it means. What is Swag? Maybe it’s an evolved sense of fashion or confidence in speech. Maybe it’s one’s consistency of calm or aptitude [...]
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Every few months, communication gets a little hazy. There’s something in the air. Deals go wrong, contracts renege, messages are mixed. There’s a name for this phenomenon; it’s Mercury retrograde. Mercury retrograde is in effect until March 17, and since this planet rules communication and reveals the past to help strengthen the future—If you believe [...]
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YOURStyle! celebrates “everyday people” with “not-so-everyday” style. See this month’s feature, or sign up if you think you have what it takes!
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Today is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and I must say that for me, this day is about more than awareness…it is a day of knowledge…it is a day of remembrance. As a man of color in the LGBT community, I must say that HIV/AIDS, unfortunately, is constantly marketed to us. We see advertisements for [...]