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Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and the Dismantling of Queer Rights
During the 2016 Presidential campaign a photograph of Donald Trump holding a rainbow flag went viral. Some of those in the queer community, particularly members of the Log Cabin Republicans, thought that it showed that he was supportive of LGBT … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption agencies, AIDS, allies, ally, anti-discrimination laws, anti-gay policies, Cabinet, Census Bureau, Christian, civil rights, Civil Rights Act, closets, conservative, discrimination, Donald Trump, embassies, equal rights, equality, Equality Act, federal government, gay, gender identity, government, Health and Human Services, health facilities, HIV, homophobic, Islamophobic, Jeff Sessions, judgeships, Justice Department, LGBT, Log Cabin Republicans, love, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, military, misogynist, Miss Universe, pride month, queer community, racist, rainbow flag, re-election, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, right-wing, same-sex marriage, schools, self-expression, self-hating, self-identity, sex, sexuality, society, Steve Bannon, students, Supreme Court, Tom Cotton, transgender, Trump administration, White House
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The Singing Forest
Stumbling and lost I happened upon a singing forest, saw trees wet with blood, green and red, white snow red, saw twisted limbs hanging from twisted limbs, deformities of nature, and heard music, discordant music, cacophony of anguish, voices filling … Continue reading
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Tagged anguish, blood, heart, limbs, screaming, singing forest, song, trees
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9/11 and the Enduring Sorrow
(Note: This was originally posted on 9/11/12. The post has been slightly updated with some current information) Nine. One. One. On an autumn morning so vivid it seems like yesterday and so foggy it seems a lifetime ago our nation … Continue reading
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Tagged "eye for an eye", 9/11, Afghanistan, America, anti-government, apathy, biological weapons, Bush administration, citizens, civilians, compassion, compromise, court of law, Dancing with the Stars, Democrat, enemies, fear, freedoms, goodwill, government, hijacked jets, homeland security, Iraq, justice, land of the free, liberty, memorials, Muslim-American citizens, oil, Osama bin Laden, Patriot Act, peace, peaceful resolution, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, politicians, power, President, racial profiling, reality television, Republican, rights, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, soldiers, sorrow, surveillance, terrorism, tooth for a tooth, trial, twin towers, understanding, victims, violence, war, war hysteria, warrantless wiretaps, warrants, world community, World Trade Center
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On Suicide Prevention Day
Trigger Warning: This post talks about suicide/ideation, child sex abuse, and depression. Please take care of yourself. If there is one thing in my life that I failed at that I’m happy about it’s suicide. When I was younger I … Continue reading
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Tagged attempts, better, child sex abuse, depression, drug overdoes, drunk, heart, humor, Invisible Boy, love, meaningful life, pain, paranoia, peace, pills, razor blade, self-doubt, suicide, Suicide Awareness Day, survive, unloved, unwanted
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Gunfire
Gunfire The sound of distant gunfire draws nearer as bodies drop one after another after another after another after the sound of rapid-fire gunfire shatters the air and airwaves again; guns glinting in sunlight moonlight man-made light. Darkness has fallen … Continue reading
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Tagged America, bodies, bullets, Colorado, Columbine, condolences, country, darkness, First Baptist, Florida, gunfire, guns, Harvest, Illinois, killing, love, nation, news, Odessa, Oregon, Parkland, pulse, Sandy Hook, sorrow, Texas, Virginia Tech
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