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#16211voted by our readers
By Unwritten25 SILVER
West St. Paul, Minnesota

Whenever a person tells me smugly how gay people CHOOSE to be gay, I've always wanted to ask them, all casual-like, "So, when did YOU choose?" The person will giv...
Unwritten25 SILVER, West St. Paul, Minnesota
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision. (Lynn Lavner)


#16212 Opinion
By mariarivera SILVER
Sacramento, California
mariarivera SILVER, Sacramento, California
9 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
" Dont cry because its over. Smile because it happened" - Dr.Seuss

#16213 Opinion
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#16215 Opinion
By writtenonmysoul PLATINUM
Farmington, New Mexico
writtenonmysoul PLATINUM, Farmington, New Mexico
20 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

#16216 Opinion
mymask DIAMOND, Dayton, Ohio
64 articles 0 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Illigitimi non carborundum! <br /> <br /> Alea Iacta est!

A-Nony-Mouse GOLD, Elmira, Oregon
17 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;When they come to ethnically clense me, will you speak up, will you defend me?&quot; --Pop Will Eat Itself

#16218 Opinion
By Jalba21 BRONZE
Ho Chi Minh City, Other
Jalba21 BRONZE, Ho Chi Minh City, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
EilahBelle BRONZE, Midland, Michigan
1 article 3 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life is like a camera, focus on what&#039;s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if it doesn&#039;t work out, just take another shot.&quot;

#16220 Opinion
By LexyK2015 SILVER
Tucson, Arizona
LexyK2015 SILVER, Tucson, Arizona
5 articles 6 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will not be a goody bag at your pity party&quot; ~ Rachel Cohn<br /> &ldquo;On, there are so many lives. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. But that&#039;s not how it works. A human life is a beautiful mess.&rdquo; ~ Gabrielle Zevin