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  • Christopher | Orlando, FL

    Christopher | Orlando, FL

    Anthony: So where did you grow up?  Christopher: I am from South Florida, I grew up there. Then I moved to Orlando in 2010. I grew up in Naples and Naples has historically always been a conservative town. It is where a lot of retirees go and people that occupy…

  • The Forty-Nine (A Poem for the Pulse 49)

    The Forty-Nine (A Poem for the Pulse 49)

    We are all made of stars, astronomers are now sayingPowerful supernova explosionsFrom neighboring galaxiesMade their way into oursAnd became us Our rhythmic pulsingIn the nightConfirms our membership To an exclusive clubOf survivors To their massacres We are Both miracles And mutants Our DNAIs alien And queer To their worldsThis Galaxy If modern astronomers can be trustedAnd…

  • Franqui | Orlando, FL

    Franqui | Orlando, FL

    After Pulse, a lot people were scared to come out now and it sucks because when you let people like that change the way you love your life freely, they win. We as a people, we have to look out for each other. We all need to stop doing the…

  • Miguel | Orlando, FL

    Miguel | Orlando, FL

    Anthony: So where in this area did you grow up? Miguel: I was born in Orlando, but raised in Mascotte, Florida. Mascotte itself is a very small city. A large population of that city is made of Mexican immigrant/migrant farmers. The people who are actually in power are White. The businesses, the…