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Adult Bullying

I'm Trans, I Get Bullied, I'm Fighting Back

Lucas Silveira | Posted 05.17.2013 | Canada Music
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Lucas Silveira

I was repetitively asked "Are you a boy or a girl?" throughout childhood and adolescence and usually followed by "Fucking dyke!" Very recently, all of these wounds resurfaced when I saw this comment left by a woman on a video I posted on Facebook to raise funding for a tour for my band The Cliks. Don't shame me for speaking up for myself. Shame those who hurt me.

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Defying Your Inner Voice

Amber Rehman | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada Living
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Amber Rehman

Unless we self-reflect and make a change we risk becoming the voice we grew up defying. We might live long enough to see ourselves become the villain. The circle of defiance continues except now our children are the rebels and we are the evil empire.

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