You have sat down and written an outstanding article, but is your article just going to be collecting dust? Or maybe reach a couple of potential people only?
The answer of course is no. At ASomali Gay Community you can submit your articles and have them published on the website to reach the thousands of visitors eager to read interesting articles. Go on, give it a go.
As a gay person it is important to realise that despite the struggles we face in accepting ourselves and in society, it is crucial to recognise that we are not alone and that there is a big gay community where one can find all manner of support and acceptance.
A lot of people view sex as the most defining aspect of being a homosexual, this is not only stereotypical but also offensive to some. Not to be mistaken, in the gay community, sex is the easiest thing to obtain but love between two men or women is also common. This includes a physical, emotional and spiritual connection.
Love and attraction between two men is universal and documented throughout history in various cultures. Homosexuality is not an appalling habit or lifestyle that one can pick up when living in the west as many of us have heard being said by our family, friends and community.
Gay friendships are also a vital as in most cases become our second family. The people that some become increasingly reliant on when cut-off from traditional families.
As a young gay man or lesbian somalian, coming out is a daunting experience as it involves reconciling with our religion and culture that is largely against homosexuality. However there are two kinds of coming out; coming out to oneself and coming out to the public. The more important of the two is coming out to one-self, accepting that you are attracted to the same sex and they are innate feelings that cannot be changed and does not mean you have to tell anyone else about you homosexuality. Furthermore, this acceptance does not necessarily mean you have to abandon or neglect other aspects of yourself such as your culture, religion or most importantly yourself in pursuit of what you might think a gay man or lesbian should be.
Be who you are! It is a liberating feeling to embrace every aspect of yourself rather than live in denial and unhappiness.
Thanks for the suggestion and your encouraging words. In response to your comment/suggestions, I believe those who still haven’t got the courage to participate discussions in our forum will in their time find their way. I also sincerely believe that anybody who have the guts to just read what is on our website had overcome a great hurdle and should in their own right be complimented for only doing that!
I hope to see your further contributions in our main forum and I would like to invite others to do the same as well, as that the only way we could support, share experience and learn from each other.
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2. 06-10-2008 09:42
Hi guys this the first time somali pple are making to be in postion of braveness as hope you guys u r really making such gay boys to out for their ways to be recognize and respect but hw would you adapt to make those boys that are slient still to be open in their character
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3. 09-05-2008 05:49
r u guys serious ....oh my God that's redicleous and i don't wanna hear that please guys Quit ......
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4. 05-05-2008 10:19
Hi Yasmin, it has taken us a while to remove all those unwanted comments for inhouse matters, but we have removed them now. We want let it happen again. Thanks for showing your concerns....
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5. 05-05-2008 04:19
Oh my god, what FAGS, UR GOING TO HELL!!!
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6. 21-04-2008 14:33
homosexuality is a series of subconscious life choice, so is being right handed, although people do not proactively choose to be gay as this relegates them into a minoriy group, what you fail to see is that being straight is just as subconscious, so is being attracted to children, so lets not get histerical about being gay and somali, it only bothers your mothers, and finally you can teach yourself to be left handed if the right hand causes too much pain.
- i dont mean to offend but thats reality.
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7. 21-04-2008 05:51
Hi! I feel that I am outsider; living in Wales and not being Somali. Are you Guyz happy for me to be with you? If anyone wants to answer or ask any questions, please do. We have a large Somali cummunity here, and I have made quite a few mates. Even people that don\'t know me, give me a smile. And what a beautiful smile they have. R
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8. 02-04-2008 00:43
i dont know how did the adminstration allowed for this miss use of the website. many un relatd topics(games)are commented here. u guys are the first website u should lead by example and be the source of inspiration and confidence to any future viral efforts aimed to support and represent the gay community. there should be only comments that are relevant. Finally , i trully think u guys are doing a great job yet we want the main aim of the website to be the center of every thing that is written debated or commented at.
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9. 22-03-2008 20:31
To the person 9since you use various names) leaving countless comments and messages about selling Video Games - PLEASE BE WARNED, ALL FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE DELETED. This is a social site for somalian gay and lesbians that has a specific purpose. Please respect that fact.
If you want to know about this subject please click on this link: http://www.avert.org, It will lead you to AvertT which is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, working to AVERT HIV and AIDS worldwide.
