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Shawn Stewart Ruff: Finlater

Bookable“I took all the guard rails off and let the language be what kids spoke and let the racism be what it was.”Photo courtesy of Bookable We are all products of our environment. Who we are, and who we become in the world, is shaped by the places we were raised. In Shawn Stewart Ruff’s debut novel […]

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  • October 18, 2020
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Viral Twitter Thread Explains How Queer People Sacrifice Authenticity To Avoid Being Judged When Growing Up

LGBT+ rights, anti-racism, and mental health activist Alexander Leon’s Twitter thread went viral when he shared some words of wisdom with the internet. He struck a chord with many people when he addressed the topic of queer people creating a defense mechanism to protect themselves from being judged by society. According to Leon, queer people […]

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  • January 14, 2020
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Taylor Swift just took a powerful stand in the fight for LGBTQ equality

The Equality Act has a potent patron.  On Saturday, Taylor Swift posted an image of a letter to her 118 million follower Instagram account asking a veteran Tennessee lawmaker, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, to help pass the Equality Act. The bill, which passed through the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives in May, outlaws discrimination against LGBTQ […]

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  • June 3, 2019
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