magicallypriy

 Coming out isn’t black and white. It’s not something that looks the same for everyone and every individual’s experience with it is different. For some, coming out is the best thing they can do for themselves and their lives. However, for some people, it’s not safe for them to come out or they don’t feel comfortable or even feel the need to. There’s no right or wrong to coming out and there most definitely isn’t an age limit to it. I think that something that’s important to emphasise is the fact that not publicly coming out does not invalidate your identity. However you identify is still valid no matter if/when you come out. Nobody should ever feel a pressure to come out, particularly if they don’t feel safe, comfortable, or ready to do so. A big myth about coming out is that it’s a one-time thing. People sometimes assume that you come out and then every single person you ever encounter knows your identity but obviously this is far from the case and a lot of the times, you neve...

 I can only apologise for the lack of posts here recently – life definitely got in the way once again. However, I’m back for the fourth instalment of ‘Book Recommendations’ and seeing as this is spooky month – I’ve selected books that are perfect reads for the season… Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas You know you’re old when you’re reading YA books and you immediately adopt the characters in your head as your children and that was most definitely the case for me reading ‘Cemetery Boys’. The story follows Yadriel; whose traditional Latinx family are struggling to accept his gender. Determined to prove that he is a real brujo, Yadriel, with the help of his cousin/best friend, Maritza, performs a ritual to summon and help set free the ghost of their recently deceased cousin. However, things don’t go to plan when Yadriel accidentally summons the ghost of Julian Diaz – branded the ‘school’s bad boy’ in life. Yadriel soon realises that he and Julian – who is not ready to move on until h...