Letters to Our Queer Youth
A Challenge by QVV AND PViM
In reverence to Pride Month, we have joined forces with Queer Vocal Voices to host a writing challenge designed to uplift and empower 2SLGBTQ+ youth.
Why Get Involved?
Writing a letter of support to 2SLGBTQ+ youth is not just a writing exercise. But you know that. In this oftentimes cruel and relentless world of ours, many of our young people are struggling with their identity. Trying to reconcile their authentic selves with the self governments and the ignorant try to impose on them. Isolated and unable to give voice to their emotions, your words will offer hope that acceptance and love is not only possible but it already exists in the hearts of many. A symbol of unity that love is just as we just are.
Love is...
Love
Knows no color,
No sex,
Or gender,
Spanning the oceans
Vast and wide,
In the sand grains of desert
Plains.
In the rainbow
Born from the elements
Combining,
Embracing all.
Love is beyond words,
Or hurtful judgment,
Or human frailty.
Love just is
As we just are.
Who we are -
No boundaries
Or conditions
To chain us.
Love just is
As we just are.
Who we are.
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Your Challenge:
Pen a letter of support to 2SLGBTQ+ youth
-Word count should between 500-2,000 words
-Must be submitted to the PRIDE community
-Please link your entry in the comments to helps us find your submission
-The contest is open until July 1st at 11:59PM EST
-Open to EVERYONE, we encourage everyone to participate
Any degrading, discriminatory, or hateful submissions will immediately be rejected and are in direct violation of Vocal policies.
The 3 QVV admins and 3 V*iM admins will judge the entries and award prizes to the top 3.
The Prize Pool
1st Place - $15 + Feature in QVV & ViM
2nd Place - $7 + Feature in QVV & ViM
3rd Place - $5 + Feature in QVV & ViM
Post your entries in the comments on the QVV original article here:
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and Queer Vocal Voices here:
Note: Queer Vocal Voices is only accepting members of the LGBTQ+ community at the moment, we will open up to allies in time!
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my offering 💙 https://vocal.media/pride/accepting-myself-as-a-thirty-three-year-old-elder-queer
Love the challenge, and hope for the positivity to come... Here's my take on a letter to any 2SLGBTQ+ youth (and adult if it applies) https://vocal.media/pride/from-an-ally-to-a-friend
Love this challenge though Congratulations on TS
Congratulations on Top Story! 🥳 What a wonderful challenge for PRIDE month! As an ally, I'm proud to participate. I'll be back when I've penned my letter.
I love this effort. Its very important to show support to the youth who may think their differences make them lesser human, when the truth is, they are perfect just the way they are.
Nice
Oh, sorry, different ideology. Love is love; love is for all, but sex is for two different genders of the same species.
Sorry for my ignorance but may I know what the 2S stands for? Congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
I love this! Congrats on top story!!!
Congratulations 🎉
A beautiful and painfully poignant tribute to so many wonderful humans.
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lovely
Awesome work very inspiring congratulations on top story
This sounds like a nice initiative! I'll make sure to write my entry.
That sounds lovely! 💛
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