Hey y’all! It’s June 1! That means it’s the first day of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. I’ve always been an ally of the community, for as long as I can remember. Growing up Baptist Christian in Alabama, I was raised in a way that taught me that being gay was a sin. I was also raised… Continue reading Coming Out: My Way
Author: Derek I. Schmitz
Derek, 20, disabled, chronically ill, non-binary (they), and queer person.
Lead Advocate @ Derek Schmitz: Advocacy, accessibility consultant, author, and paralegal. Views mine, not a lawyer.
Alabama, USA - Progressive
An Open Monologue to The Person who Outed Me
Background: As many of you know, I was outed on February 2, 2020 at 11:57am via Twitter. For Creative Writing, I was tasked to write a monologue to a person who hurt me. I chose him. He took my choice of coming out away from me. I will never forget that day, or the panic… Continue reading An Open Monologue to The Person who Outed Me
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It’s Pride Month!
Hey my fellow guys, gals, and non-binary pals! It’s June 1, at midnight!! You know what that means!! It’s PRIDE MONTH!! If you’re coming out today, just came out, are coming out later this month, or have been out for a while: Congratulations. Welcome to the community! We support you! Now, this year’s Pride is… Continue reading It’s Pride Month!
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Operation Pridefall
June is LGBTQIA+ pride month. Unfortunately, a group of homophobes are attempting to take that away from us. It’s called #operationpridefall, where an anonymous group will be attempting to ruin Pride Month by spamming horrendous things to our hashtags and framing LGBTQ people in a bad light. As a result of this, I am taking… Continue reading Operation Pridefall
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My Life is a Rollercoaster Poem
My life is a rollercoaster, Filled with bumps and filled with steady upward momentum, then crashing downward quickly My life is a rollercoaster, taking every ride with a stride, always running, always meeting new people, just to never see them again. My life is a rollercoaster, only stopping if it breaks, overused, overworked, overwhelmed, always… Continue reading My Life is a Rollercoaster Poem
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