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Teen Ink Magazine, June 2000 : Pride Articles

A Summer Day
A flutter of young voices,
Treading firmly and gaily.
The old man by the road ...
We pass by ... turn a blind eye
To his feeble entreaties ...
One of many, I thought ...
Thatlined the streets
And filled the gutters.
I don't know why Iturned back.
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Conformist
It's amazing how one wordcan affect me. When someone accuses me of being a conformist - whetherthey are joking or not - their words spiral deep into my heart. I do notappreciate someone telling me I have no thoughts, ideals or dreams of myown.
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Differences
I may not be like allof you
But you don't know what I've been through
I'm quite uniqueand that is why
I can look through different eyes

When I lookat you, all I see
Are differences, be unique
A friendly hand Ihave to lend
To everyone who needs a friend

When people ...
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Interracial Dating
"There's a guy I like who wants to go out with me, but Idon't know if I should because he's black," confided a friendrecently.

I come from a multiracial background (I am AmericanIndian, Asian, black and white) and understand her dilemma.
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Not Just Another Face in the Crowd
   Have you noticed how almost everyone dressessimilarly, likes the same things and listens to the same music? I have,and it seems as if people are a bunch of robots programmed to thinkalike. With a few exceptions, everyone has the same interests.
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