Galen Cromartie

Galen “G Baby” Cromartie is a wireless software engineer who lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina and is a graduate of Tri-County Technical College with an associate’s degree in office system technology. He is also a graduate of Lander University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He is a licensed Notary Public and Signing Agent, Graduate of the Coach Training Alliance program in 2023. Galen has a love for bowties, computers, mobile devices, and video games.

He is also a survivor of domestic violence and was asked to participate in the Emerge Philly October 2017 campaign sponsored by the Choose Courage Foundation that celebrated six survivors of domestic violence. He is the first African American male to be photographed by the Choose Courage Foundation. He would later write his first book The Gay-Len Memoir: How Love Can Make You Stupid. An autobiography that dives into the world of domestic violence and sexual assault. He would follow that book up with The F*** Flu, Bug Chasing, And The POZ Brotherhood: A New Chapter In HIV/AIDS History detailing the accounts of bug chasing, gift giving, and stealthing.

Galen tends to push the boundaries of what is considered “masculine” with his fashion. The purpose of this blog is to show that men can dress in other ways outside of the typical blues, grays, and brown boring attire while maintaining a sense of masculinity and individuality.