happy holidays!

leonard johnston 

25 December 2022    
from a life less lonely


 

From the bottom of my heart, Happy Holidays!

 

One of the big goals of this blog was to create... well, a joyous space about pedophilia. Not joyous as in "rah rah rah, give me a P! Give me an E!" but joyous as in presenting a view of a life that is positive. Acknowledging our humanity; supporting and guiding us in finding joy; sharing the positives along with productive ways to work with the negatives; showing how we can demonstrate our humanity to those who are not like us.

There are too many people who have to struggle, who are a little bit broken inside, because they've lived their lives knowing they don't belong. Knowing that the world hates them for something they can't control.

I want this blog to be joyous because there are not enough joyous spaces for people like us. A serious place, that considers serious issues, but ultimately uplifting. In how we express ourselves, in finding the light, and in helping people find their way through: joyous. I like my life, and I want you to like your life, too.

So, from the bottom of my heart, Happy Holidays! Take some time to be with friends, family, books, or video games: whatever brings you joy. This blog has the beginnings of a joyous community for me, and I hope it does for you as well.

Meanwhile, I'm actually going to be picking up the pace on my blog posts here. Not dramatically, but probably at least once a month. I just finished a long post about ChatGPT and pedophilia, but posting it right on Christmas Eve didn't feel quite right, so it will come in a few days. Other posts will follow soon: more reflections on Quora, an interesting e-mail exchange I had with a reader, and more.

But for now, Happy Holidays. As a kid, my parents were not really religious but I made them get a Christmas tree anyway; I'm not sure I even realized it was a religious holiday. So this season always make me happy, and I hope you can join in on that with me. <3

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

and on that day, i knew what i was

 

an obituary for a gay man

 

of monsters and mirrors

   

brett daywalker

The second that explanation finished leaving her mouth, I knew it. I knew that’s what I was and what I was becoming. Now I had word for it.

 

leonard johnston

I don't think of myself as gay. Their vibrant culture is not mine. And yet, their stories are my stories.

 

ender wiggin

Part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back.

 
 
 
and on that day, i knew what i was
brett daywalker

The second that explanation finished leaving her mouth, I knew it. I knew that’s what I was and what I was becoming. Now I had word for it.

 
 
 
an obituary for a gay man
leonard johnston

I don't think of myself as gay. Their vibrant culture is not mine. And yet, their stories are my stories.

 
 
 
of monsters and mirrors
ender wiggin

Part of what inspired me, was this deep desire that before I died, I would make some mirrors so that kids like me might see themselves reflected back.