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A GL girl's original poem: "Happiness is always in style"

Close your eyes and find your happy place. A place where all you can feel is a glowing and blissful vibe. A place where the Cheshire cat approaches you instinctively. A place where you could live your entire life. A place that's more than...
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"How poetry helped me write my identity as a queer woman"

Poetry is my main form of self-expression. It’s how I learn about myself and my feelings and fall in love with myself all over again. I believe in getting to know oneself and I do that through writing. My poetry...

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The time I met the original cast of Dance Moms

When I was thirteen, dance was my life. My motto was literally Eat. Sleep. Dance. Repeat. I would go right from school to dance practice every single day. I would even eat dinner at the studio because there was no...
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We asked for reform, not a performance

When we protest for health care reform, they expand the color of Band-Aids to express solidarity. When we scream to stop killing us, they paint a street with the phrase Black Lives Matter. Why is the advocation of Black lives...

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A GL girl's original poem: "Just That"

Color is just that, not an enemy to be targeted by a hate wielded like a double-edged sword of mass destruction. It is diverse and vivid and brilliant. LGBTQ is just that, not a sin to be ridiculed or demeaned, as if it is within control or causes inferiority. It is amazing and beautiful and varied. Religion...
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Check out this inspiring poem about being biracial in America

I feel your stares on my back And honestly I feel attacked I'm never good enough Not pretty enough Not skinny enough Not smart enough Not talented enough Not brave enough Not happy enough I don't try hard enough I know two languages I'm bicultural My background is colorful But I'm not good...

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An original poem: "The Sunrise" by an anonymous GL reader

Hello, lovelies! Take a peek at this original poem written by an anonymous reader about the power of friendship. Tell us what you think in the comments. It was raining, I looked around and the drops of water weren’t falling on anyone...
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"Sometimes” — an original poem by GL reader Karina W.

Sometimes, an original poem, by GL reader Karina W. Sometimes when it’s dark outside and the world around goes silent, the mind, it wanders, so loud, louder than silence could ever be. And it makes you wonder, How big am I to this world? Sometimes when the sun is shining and...