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Gino Cosme

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When Gay Men Forget Who Their Real Enemy Is And Forget Trans Rights

Support trans people or live with the shame in your chest. The disgust that once told us we were wrong is now directed at them.

Oct 12

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Oct 12

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Surrounded but Still Alone: The Epidemic of Gay Loneliness

Why thousands of men nearby still feel like an ocean away.

Sep 12

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Sep 12

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The Gay Connection Paradox

Why thousands of connections still leave gay men feeling like strangers to themselves

Aug 17

The Gay Connection Paradox

Aug 17

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Queer, Anxious, and Always on High Alert: The Cost of Growing Up Different

An Essay on Childhood Hypervigilance and Queer Survival

May 3

Queer, Anxious, and Always on High Alert: The Cost of Growing Up Different

May 3

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The Grief No One Talks About After Coming Out

When Your Family Says They Accept You — But Everything About Your Queerness Becomes Unspeakable

May 15

The Grief No One Talks About After Coming Out

May 15

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The Mirror Lies: Body Image Struggles in the Queer Community

What if the mirror’s been lying all along? A raw look at queer body image, survival, and the pressure to be ‘enough.

Jul 23

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Jul 23

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Why the HIV Vaccine Cuts Feel Like Abandonment All Over Again

The brutal psychology of having progress ripped away — and what it does to communities that can’t afford to lose

Jul 18

Why the HIV Vaccine Cuts Feel Like Abandonment All Over Again

Jul 18

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Why Dating as a Gay Man Is So Darn Hard

What straight people will never understand about finding love as a gay man.

Jul 18

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Jul 18

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The Pride Ban That Backfired: Hungary’s 200k Rainbow Uprising

How government oppression became the most powerful act of queer defiance in Eastern European history

Jul 1

The Pride Ban That Backfired: Hungary’s 200k Rainbow Uprising

Jul 1

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Why Is Pride Dangerous Again?

How showing up became an act of resistance again

Jun 20

Why Is Pride Dangerous Again?

Jun 20

Gino Cosme

Gino Cosme

he/him

🏳️‍🌈 Therapist. Writer. Naming what gay men live but can’t say. My Substack 👉🏻 www.unfilteredclarity.com/subscribe

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