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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Letter to Representative Regarding LGBTQIA+ Defense Issues
Dear [Representative Name], My name is [Your Name here] and I am a constituent of [District]. I am writing you today to discuss many issues in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus (LGBTQIA+) communities, as well as the people it affects. I personally identify as [sexuality, gender here] and [have been/know people… Continue reading Letter to Representative Regarding LGBTQIA+ Defense Issues
Derek I. Schmitz 
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