by Lindsay Church I came out of the closet in 2003, a few months after I graduated high school. Before…
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By Camden Ador This speech originally presented at Fight The Ban – New York City, April 13th, 2019 Good morning…
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I served from 92-96 on the United States Navy while presenting as female. While I was serving it was during my A School at the age of 18 that I was starting to discover my sexuality and come to the realization that I was a lesbian. There was a small group of us that hung out, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell had just been signed and was not yet implemented.
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I lost part of myself today. The biggest part, really, up until I became a mother. The part that defined…
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November is a month of mixed feelings. Like September, a month filled with melancholic memories of 9/11, the ominous uptick…
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I am a Black Woman veteran that proudly served in the United States Army. I served as a leader of…
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Uncountable drops clouding and squeezing me tight, as I ponder with wonder of the unknown above me and below and…
Continue ReadingDecolonize Love: Fighting Colonialism in the Age of Indigenous Renaissance
Decolonize Love: Fighting Colonialism in the Age of Indigenous Renaissance A look back on a 12-hour conversation where love was…
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Billy di waayu Met la kat la di wil’waatgu Ganhaada di p’deegu Seattle di wil dzogu Linda Booth na di…
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