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J.R. Whittington

New York NY

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Confessions in lowercase, fire unbound—where truth makes the loudest sound. Black, gay, unfiltered, diary turned art, where shame gets deleted and the real shit starts.

Kind Eyes

Kind Eyes

Perfect Silence | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

He walked in with kind eyes and everything I thought I wanted—and my body said absolutely nothing.

Gay Shit The Diary

J.R. Whittington

Mar 85 min read

Possible dates run through the head. Hope and dread haunt.

Possible dates run through the head. Hope and dread haunt.

Hopeful Dread | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

What happens when hope and terror show up at the same time?

Gay Shit The Diary

J.R. Whittington

Mar 16 min read

Brown Liquor that burns. Expensive Desperation.

Brown Liquor that burns. Expensive Desperation.

Expensive Desperation | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

You can't will someone into existence, but you can stop pretending you don't need them.

Gay Shit The Diary

J.R. Whittington

Feb 227 min read

Lonely but loud, invisible but whole—abstract art reflecting the Black gay experience of being seen yet unseen in the search for love.

Lonely but loud, invisible but whole—abstract art reflecting the Black gay experience of being seen yet unseen in the search for love.

Loud Invisibility | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

The hardest part isn't being alone—it's being loud enough to be heard and still feeling invisible.

Gay Shit The Diary

J.R. Whittington

Feb 153 min read

Whole and Wanting | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

Whole and Wanting | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

Whole and Wanting | Black Gay & Lonely AF!

Turns out, the hardest part of leveling up isn't leaving people behind—it's realizing they were never on your level to begin with.

Gay Shit The Diary

J.R. Whittington

Feb 54 min read

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