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Monthly Archives: January 2012

Bisexuality Moons: What My Tattoo Says About My Queer Activism

January 11, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Ariana Barreto On my back, I’ve got one tattoo that embodies me completely. It begins with a dandelion swaying in the wind with seeds running up my back until […]

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Life, Loose Ends, Memoir

Love in a Hopeless Place: Songs That Got Us Through 2011 (Part One)

January 11, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Lindsey Dietzler Note: This is the first of a two-part feature on the Songs of 2011. Check out tomorrow’s piece by Mariann Devlin. Disclaimer: I listen to a lot […]

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Art/Culture, Life

Queering the Holy Trinity: A Re-Assessment of God

January 11, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Kara Crawford, Johnny Gall, David Chastity and Audrey Krumbach What you are about to witness is what happens when four nerds, all of whom happen to be United Methodists, […]

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Religion

Serial Dater: Role Models

January 11, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Adam Guerino Note: “Serial Dater” is a series that came in response from a magazine asking Adam Guerino to write a dating column. He realized the irony that anyone would […]

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Serial Dater

Anthologizing Fear: Thoughts on the New Format of American Horror Story

January 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: J. Edward Dean Regardless of what you heard, read or felt about the television show, American Horror Story, this show is a major success. If you tune into the […]

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Art/Culture, Editorial, Media/Entertainment

“Are You There, God? It’s Me, Mariann”: How Reading Shaped Me

January 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 3 Comments

by: Mariann Devlin  I’ve loved reading since I was a little kid. My mom said it was impossible to get me to pay attention to anything she was saying, if […]

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Art/Culture, Life, Memoir

Coming Out: Yup, I’m Genderqueer

January 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 10 Comments

by: Nico Lang I technically came out as genderqueer three years ago. Even if I didn’t call it that. I was in a hotel room with a friend of mine.  […]

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Coming Out, Gender, Genderqueer

Villages Washed Away: The Typhoon That Devastated the Philippines

January 10, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Ange Concepcion I was home for the holidays in Chicago, welcoming the opportunity of hanging out with my mom and sister. Aside from remembering how to speak Tagalog — […]

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News
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Coloring in the Picket Lines: Why Occupy Needs Direct Action

January 10, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Kayla Higgins   When I think about the progression of the Occupy Wall Street movement, I am reminded of two very different Gay Pride Parades I’ve marched in. One was in […]

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Activism

I Want

January 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Zachary Stafford I want to tell you I like you. I want you to like me back, even kissing me after the words “I think I like you” fall […]

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Life, Loose Ends

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