A reflection on Pride, chosen family, and healing queer history. This essay explores Maya Angelou’s words, the roots of Pride as resistance, and what it means to become the parent you never had. A celebration of courage, grief, and rewriting the story with love.

A powerful personal essay on queer masculinity, anger, and healing. Erick DuPree explores male wounds, the hero’s journey, and why masculinity isn’t toxic by nature—but in need of community, kinship, and care. Reclaiming manhood starts with letting ourselves be angry.