“The thing is, I don't really have any coming-out narratives of my own. I never felt as though anyone was entitles to a red-carpet presentation of who I am and how I identify. When I initially found myself attracted to women in college, for example, I simply showed up at the next family function with my first girlfriend in tow and introduced her as such. I didn't call each family member ahead of time and instruct them to brace themselves, nor did I write lengthy letters detailing the intricacies of my new desires. Likewise, when I'm meeting people for the first time at parties or other social engagements and they post the inevitable, "So what do you do?" I respond as routinely as possible: "Oh, I work in the sex industry. You?"
I'm not trying to be provocative; rather, I've always believed that being "out" is the most powerful tool of activism available to disadvantaged minority communities, sex workers included, I find that when you approach a supposedly radical issue (queerness, nonmonogamy, atheism, gender nonconformity) with the same nonchalance as you would a less controversial topic (accounting, marriage, the weather), you give the other party permission to treat it with the same accepting ambivalence. We're pack animals, and we're constantly comparing ourselves to one another. We look for approval from our peers, and in many cases we use their reactions and opinions to help guide our own. I often observe people, who I've just disclosed to, pause to shift their eyes and gauge the receptiveness of those around them before responding. It'd be a fascinating study if it weren't so disheartening.”
Source: Coming Out Like a Porn Star: Essays on Pornography, Protection, and Privacy
“When the dust settles, kids respect the kids who dare to say no to things they don't want to do.”
Source: Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure
“247 Gard Security Services offers expert security solutions”
“An unbroken series of short-term successes can still amount to a long-term failure.”
“What parent wants to send their child to murder camp?”
Source: Blood in the Water
“The Washingtonians were used to entering buildings with guns trained on them. Thanks to the Office of Homeland Security, Navy Seals in full combat gear were a common, ordinary sight in this official city. All the measures combined to make a unique security cocktail served up in the nation's capital daily in these terrorist times.
Everyone was considered suspect until proven innocent in the city on the Potomac. In America. Where freedom rings." "THE PRESIDENT'S ASSASSIN.”
Source: The President's Assassin: A Deep State Thriller
“The writer of murder, like all writers, must be a miser, conceding revelations bit by bit; for every novel is a puzzle, and every reader a sleuth.”
Source: West Heart Kill
“Dead bodies interrupted my dessert course.”
Source: Ghost Talker
“there were times
when i needed. no.
and
it was not there for me.
– the third parent”
Source: Nejma
“Another beneficial method, that I personally enjoy, is singing your affirmations out loud. Utilizing the powers of your Throat Chakra, in this manner, really carries the frequencies of your intentions to elevated levels.”
Source: Esotericism With an Unconventional Soul: Exploring Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, and Mysticism