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Supermen have a hard time too

Apparently Black women aren’t the only people having a difficult time living up to images and expectations. Check out this story from the San Francisco Sentinel and London Observer on the disconnect between the public perception of gay men and the high rates of suicide and depression in the gay community.

Airing the Taboo – Too [...]

Superwoman no more: its not easy to be me

Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd, but don’t be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed, but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
And it’s not easy to be me

– Five for Fighting – “Superman”

After writing [...]