well this is a month and a half growth (starting from army haircut length), it seems as if it will keep growing like an afro and i'll have to look like shit for a long time until i reach my goal >_>
It grows faster in the first couple of months but don't get fooled by that. Especially when your hair is curly, you'll take about a year to reach shoulder length(assuming that's what you're interested in).
However, if you want to speed things up a bit, I recommend cutting about 0,5 - 1cm of it(so basically the tips of your hair) every three months, ALWAYS, ON A FULL MOON!(You can find a calendar for that information anywhere on the internet). Being our natural satellite and shit, it influences the growth of everything, including growth of hair, nails, etc on humans. So the downside of it is that you'll also have to tend manscaping much more often because ALL of your bodily hair will grow faster, as well as your fingernails.
Ofc, the more often manscaping isn't necessary, if you want to look like a hobo and smell like a musty ballsack, but I'm just sayin'
I know this because I used the exact same procedure to speed up my hair growth when I wanted it to get long for me to braid it into dreads. Also, apply argan oil on it when it's wet, post-bath. About a tea-spoon should suffice for your whole head. Massage your hair with it for about 30 seconds, post-bath like I said.
It will confer the perfect conditions for healthy growing and a very nice shine. It also smells very very nice.
And no, having gorgeous hair isn't gay. Unless you want it to be
