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Alexander McStan 82
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“We expect so much of children, hovering above them like giant, invincible gods. What a racket to discover as an adult, how little we have to pass down.”
― And Yet: Poems
― And Yet: Poems
“Now you understand how people like us work?”
“I believe so.”
“Tell me.”
“You work in horrible conditions and—”
“No! We work in our graves.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
“I believe so.”
“Tell me.”
“You work in horrible conditions and—”
“No! We work in our graves.”
― Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
“Religious leaders liberate themselves from their history of repeated anti-queer actions every time there is a new debate on queer rights. They get a clean slate even thought their hands are muddied with a history of hatred against people like me.
Why do we treat the voice of church leaders as thought they have the same level of understanding of pseudoscientific practices as medical professionals do? While all medical bodies oppose conversion therapy, call it unethical and support banning it, the churches are being treated as though their view could somehow disprove the findings of the medical professionals.”
― One of Them
Why do we treat the voice of church leaders as thought they have the same level of understanding of pseudoscientific practices as medical professionals do? While all medical bodies oppose conversion therapy, call it unethical and support banning it, the churches are being treated as though their view could somehow disprove the findings of the medical professionals.”
― One of Them
“I am taking control of my life and demanding better... I am no longer controlled by those who tried to hurt me.”
― One of Them
― One of Them
“We were taught to go a long way away,” Stanley says. “But there is no advised destination. We were adventurers. Setting out.”
“Like Cook,” Drew says. “A teacher said it in the classroom. It didn’t go down well.”
"Cook's a c--t", Stanley says”
― Audition
“Like Cook,” Drew says. “A teacher said it in the classroom. It didn’t go down well.”
"Cook's a c--t", Stanley says”
― Audition
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