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The ACLU called it “a concentration camp for throwaway teens.”
"Secrets bubble to the surface no matter how badly we wish them to remain hidden.”
“Maybe being gay — something I’d always, on some level, known about myself — wasn’t as wrong, bad and shameful as I’d taught at home.”
"There is a fraught history of centuries of women’s bodies mocked, minimized, disparaged, or even ignored."
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"There is a great deal of confusion surrounding critical race theory (CRT), which is being hotly debated among the constituents of our nation’s independent schools."
"I saw a police officer standing next to my car.... [He] mentioned someone called the police when they saw me get out of my car with my family."
"We began to venture into the wilderness regularly, opting out of the Zooms and classwork entirely."
"I could have walked away when Steve told me he was mostly interested in men, but I didn't. I felt something beautiful and true blossoming, and I stayed."
“‘Would you and your wife like to start with something to drink?’ the waitress asked casually.”
"The beating heart of many queer communities is the pursuit of a safe home ― one you don’t have to be closeted in, can’t be kicked out of, or disowned in."