Results for "California"

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by Jamie

I’m From San Diego, CA – Video Story

My name is Jamie, I come from San Diego, California. I guess I was thinking a lot about sort of lost years in L.A. I have a really fuzzy memory, I don’t remember a lot. And that...

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by Ryan Boswell

I’m From Redondo Beach, CA.

I’d never gone to a school dance before. But this time it was different. I was going to the Homecoming Dance of my sophomore year, and I had a date. The excitement of actually h...

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by Brian Schaefer

I’m From Pasadena, CA – Featured Artist

FEATURED ARTIST – Paul Richmond STORY by Brian Schaefer I awoke to quiet sobs coming from overhead; soft sniffles muted by a pillow. I rolled out from under the sheets and sto...

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by Seth Klonsky

I’m From Rohnert Park, CA.

The September night was cold, but I was determined. For days I sat outside the store, waiting for him to walk out. He always did, just like clock work. And by this point, I had hi...

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by Michelle Stone

I’m From Simi Valley, CA – Featured Artist

FEATURED ARTIST – Brian Ness STORY by Michelle Stone If there was only one important fact that I could have learned when I was a little girl, it would be that your attraction t...

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by Jamila Khan

I’m From Benicia, CA.

I remember Leslie. Leslie was the kickball and soccer star of Robert Semple Elementary, toughest kid on the playground, and I was her friend. I wasn’t tough, I was nerdy. I woul...

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by Kenneth

I’m From Los Angeles, CA.

Leviticus 18:22: “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman, that is detestable.” 4 years ago for Sabbath School I had to know that verse along with a handful of others d...

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by Christopher Jones

I’m From Tehachapi, CA.

I remember the first time I realized that I wasn’t quite the same as all the other boys in my hometown. I had this best friend, who had been my best friend for years upon countl...

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by Cashmere Ferragamo

I’m From Los Angeles, CA.

NOTE: Sylvia’s Place is an emergency night shelter and daytime community space for homeless LGBTQ youth, 16-24, in New York City. Every story this week will by someone from Sy...

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