I first explored the concepts of identity and experience as a gay person in a heteronormative society as an undergrad at Illinois College in an unpublished short creative nonfiction piece entitled Boys Will Be Boys, but I always saw that short piece as becoming something larger as my own experiences grew. For this reason, I never pursued publishing the shorter piece.
A passion project, this special topics series in (ryan)vention - Boys Will Be Boys - is a continuing larger work that serves to debunk misconceptions and explore identity, stereotypes, traditions, and expression of the gay experience, from the perspective of a same-sex oriented person who has often been on the periphery of gay culture.
While the posts are integrated into the general (ryan)vention content, this page collects each installment of Boys Will Be Boys in one convenient location.
