Inkmarks On Empty Dreams

Jenny's Story “In the early 1980’s a beautiful charismatic Somali girl met a hard working British/South African man traveling and working around East and Southern Africa. By 1994 I had arrived into the world. Due to my father’s work commitments, they had chosen to raise myself and my sibling in Malawi. The city of Lilongwe is filled with vibrant people and culture, my childhood was filled with nothing but wonderful adventures because of this. I pretty much knew from the get go that I was somewhat different. The word ‘gay’ to me was completely unknown, totally alien. My first experience of this word came from hearing various stories about how disgusting and criminal gays were to society. At the time, homosexual acts were illegal. Witnessing a man taunted and beaten in the street validated the fact that in no way would I ever express my sexuality in this country, the thought was completely terrifying. -When my parents decided that that we would be making the permanent move to...

Ambele femei aparțineau ordinului franciscan și s-au întâlnit într-un pelerinaj. Dupa ce au renunțat la jurăminte  au căutat  să deschidă ochii asupra situației comunității LGBT din țară. Italia, țară majoritară catolică, în acest an a legalizat căsătoria între persoane de același sex. Două foste călugărițe, o italiancă și o latino-americană, s-au căsătorit în orașul Pinerolo în Italia, potrivit ziarului italian La Stampa. Primarul, Luca Salvari, responsabil pentru oficializarea legăturii dintre cele două,  a hotărît ca oficializarea să aibă loc cu o zi în avans, pentru a evita posibili curioși. Ambele femei aparțineau ordinului franciscan, și s-au întâlnit un pelerinaj, conform ziarului din Torino. Dupa ce au renunțat la jurăminte au căutat să aducă o schimbare în opinia multor credincioși. "Ne-am dori ca", a spus una dintre ele, fiind citata de publicația torineză. Aparent, nunta a fost planificată într-un un ton religios, prezidată fiind de fostul preot Franco Barbero exco...

Thinking about what it means for a girl to have feelings for another girl or another woman and she doesn’t know what to do or how to act upon them, I went back to basis : back to the first girl I loved. Well, actually she was a woman. She was and still is an University Professor, but back then she wasn’t my professor yet. In order to pass my entry exam I had to take a couple of economy private lessons  and that is how we met. From the first time I saw her I knew she’ll have an impact, she was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen, I was obviously very attracted to her  : she was and still is a beautiful blonde with hazel eyes, full lips and a magnificent body , but most of all she was very intelligent and intuitive. She used to wear blue contact lenses and that was very playful from her side. Our encounters were private, we used to laugh a lot and I learned a lot, yet nothing happen between us, as she was straight. Later on, after my passing entry exam, we kept in touch and durin...