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Dates and Dreams and Love and Hope

The Date I didn’t even remember it until I wrote the date out at 10:37 on Monday morning. Got as far as “6-” and when I had to remember that the date was the 27th, a little spark went off in my brain. … something important about this date… I stopped to contemplate the moment. [...]

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Coming Out: Yup, It’s A Process

One of the things I’m passionate about is shining the light on the LGBT Community, and the power we hold within. Part of acknowledging that power lies not only in coming out of the closet, but in sharing our stories of doing so. When we share our stories, people who are in a situation we [...]

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Why I Went from @CoachDian to @DianReid

Yesterday I switched my username on Twitter from @CoachDian to @DianReid, a change that’s been in the works (AKA, playing pinball in my brain) for months. Funny thing is, I thought it would be painful and complicated, but when it came down to it, the process was pretty simple and painless. It was all the pinball [...]

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My Choice (or Emotional Poverty) and The Girl Effect

My clock is ticking. My girl clock. And not in the way you’re probably thinking. My girl clock that still remembers what it was like to be twelve years old and scared, not knowing what life lay ahead of me. I did not grow up in poverty, unless you count emotional health as wealth. And [...]

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I Give A Damn

This morning I joined We Give A Damn because some things just feel right. As I sit here and write this, here’s what I give a damn about:

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Life as a Snapshot

Today I’m answering the question posed by TheMindfulist, who got the question from twasians: If you captured your life in snapshots, what would it look like? As usual, I didn’t just stop with answering the question.

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Courage Unfolded

I slid my hand in my jeans pocket after stomping on a cigarette in the driveway as I walked to meet him on his way to the house from his truck. I knew he was on his way over, and I knew there was something big in the air. Even at 16, I had a [...]

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