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- KIRK FRANKL EXPLAS ‘LOSG MY RELIGN’, APOLOGIZ TO GAY COMMUNY FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN THE BLACK CHURCH
- KIRK FRANKL EXPLAS ‘LOSG MY RELIGN’, APOLOGIZ TO GAY COMMUNY FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN THE BLACK CHURCH
- PRI SOUNDTRACK: COMG OUT = R.E.M.'S "LOSG MY RELIGN"BY JOHN POLLYJUNE 21, 2007/11:52 AMBY JOHN POLLYJUNE 21, 2007 / 11:52 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"PRI SOUNDTRACK: COMG OUT = R.E.M.'S \"LOSG MY RELIGN\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-21T15:52:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-21T15:52:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOHN POLLY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOSG MY RELIGN" -- THE VIO SEEMS WAY GAYER WATCHG NOW. SEE FOR YOURSELF!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY PRISTERS! TODAY ON THE BLOG EACH OF OUR LOVELY NTRIBUTORS WILL OFFER UP A LTLE PERSONAL POST ABOUT A TUNE THAT SORT OF SIGNIFI WHAT WAS LIKE WHEN WE ME OUT, OR THE TUNE THAT WAS PLAYG OUR HEADS AND HEARTS WHEN WE WERE EACH GOG THROUGH THAT RUAL REGNIZG THAT YEP, WE’RE NOT ONLY JT AS OL AS ALL THE OTHER KIDS, WE’RE EVEN MORO. (UM... ’CUZ WE’RE ALL GAY, FYI).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY CHOICE IS A WEE B OBV AND OLD, BUT HERE GO... IT'S “LOSG MY RELIGN” OM OUT OF TIME BY R.E.M. AND TOTALLY TOLD MY STORY AS I WAS LIVG . (WATCH THE VIO ABOVE!) MICHAEL STIPE WASN’T OFFICIALLY OUT THEN EHER (THIS WAS 1991—YEP, I’M OLD), AND THIS TUNE AND VIO MAY HAVE WELL BEEN HIS OWN G OUT PARTY. THE SONG IS A GEO PLEA AND MATN ON INTY, G TO TERMS, REVEALG YOURSELF (“THAT’S ME THE SPOTLIGHT...”) AND STG ASI STALE FORTS AND CHOOSG A DIFFERENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OUT OF TIME" WAS RIGHT ON TIME FOR ME, THANKS. AND HERE'S R.E.M., STILL A FOURSOME THE LATE 1990'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE "LOSG MY RELIGN" AND GAY-ISH R.E.M. STUFF AFTER JUMP!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WGS WERE ALL THE RAGE 1991...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S ALL QUE HILAR NOW AS I WATCH THE VIO (WHICH IS SOOOO FILLED WH SUPER-QUEERY IMAGERY: SNTILY CLAD BOYS WGS AND IMPALED AS ST. SEBASTIAN; SWARTHY MEN LEATHER-DADDY-ISH HATS; OLD MEN POSG CLASSIC MYTHOLOGIL TABLES, AND ONE MAN EVEN SERTG HIS FGER TO ANOTHER MAN’S WOUND... SUBTLE!), BUT THE SONG NAILED FOR ME, AS I WAS TRYG TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT I WAS, ER... KDA GAY. “CONSIR THIS, THE HT OF THE CENTURY / CONSIR THIS THE SLIP / THAT BROUGHT ME TO MY KNE...” AND “WHAT IF ALL THE FANTASI E FLAILG AROUND / NOW I’VE SAID TOO MUCH...” IT WAS A HYMN OF UNCERTATY, LETTG GO AND “CHOOSG MY NFSNS.” HAR! GOD BLS MICHAEL STIPE (WHO HAD HAIR BACK THEN!) FOR WEARG HIS HEART ON HIS LOVELY WHE LEN, ROLLED-UP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A VIO STILL, OR THE ANVIL, CIR 1982? PL, A FEY LTLE IMPALED SAT... AWWWW!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY, LET ME STICK MY FGER THIS OLD MAN'S WOUND... HEH, HEH... MEANWHILE, THIS CHISELED, POUTY GRECIAN BOY WILL JT S AROUND LOOKG PRETTY... YOU GO, MYTH THG!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEIR NEXT ALBUM, AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE ALSO FEATURED THE TUNE “NIGHTSWIMMG,” ANOTHER GEO, ROMANTIC MATN THAT STILL MAK ME SWOON. THERE’S A VIO FOR , BUT ’S NOT AS NEARLY AS GOOD AS THE ONE MY HEAD THAT VOLV (DUH... ) SWIMMG A SECRET LAKE WH BOYS OM LLEGE. URGH... OH NO, NOW I’VE SAID TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OTHER R.E.M. SONG OM MY LLEGE DAYS THAT STILL ROCKS ME OUT IS ANOTHER OBV ONE: “IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FE).” WHICH ALSO HAS KD OF A QUEERISH VIO, TO MY MD. BUT ’S ALSO A GREAT LLEGE PARTY DANCEFLOOR FLASHBACK. WHERE’S THE KEG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PENSIVE MICHAEL (WH HAIR!) BACK 1988... AND FULLY OUT WH CHER 2002. SHY! HAPPY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY... HAPPY PRI! MORE OF THE TO E TODAY... THAT’LL BE ME THE RNER, LOSG MY RELIGN ALL OVER AGA... (GACK!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
KIRK FRANKL EXPLAS ‘LOSG MY RELIGN’, APOLOGIZ TO GAY COMMUNY FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN THE BLACK CHURCH
The ne-time Grammy award wner talks to the Tom Joyner Morng Show about what ‘Losg My Relign’ means and why he apologized to the gay muny on behalf of the black church light of the Supreme Court lg of same-sex marriage and the ever popular yet ntroversial scen Empire.
The gay muny and the black church:. “People have to unrstand, the Bible do show whether is homosexualy or fornitn, ’s a s. The Bible is not a book created to beat up gay people.
Kirk Frankl Explas ‘Losg My Relign’, Apologiz To Gay Communy For Homophobia In The Black Church.
KIRK FRANKL EXPLAS ‘LOSG MY RELIGN’, APOLOGIZ TO GAY COMMUNY FOR HOMOPHOBIA IN THE BLACK CHURCH
“HOMOSEXUALITY is s, no doubt about . Homosexualy is the worst kd of s.
I had heard shocked whispers about homosexualy our church hallways, but never before my youth group.
PRI SOUNDTRACK: COMG OUT = R.E.M.'S "LOSG MY RELIGN"BY JOHN POLLYJUNE 21, 2007/11:52 AMBY JOHN POLLYJUNE 21, 2007 / 11:52 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"PRI SOUNDTRACK: COMG OUT = R.E.M.'S \"LOSG MY RELIGN\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-06-21T15:52:51.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-06-21T15:52:51.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOHN POLLY"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOSG MY RELIGN" -- THE VIO SEEMS WAY GAYER WATCHG NOW. SEE FOR YOURSELF!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY PRISTERS! TODAY ON THE BLOG EACH OF OUR LOVELY NTRIBUTORS WILL OFFER UP A LTLE PERSONAL POST ABOUT A TUNE THAT SORT OF SIGNIFI WHAT WAS LIKE WHEN WE ME OUT, OR THE TUNE THAT WAS PLAYG OUR HEADS AND HEARTS WHEN WE WERE EACH GOG THROUGH THAT RUAL REGNIZG THAT YEP, WE’RE NOT ONLY JT AS OL AS ALL THE OTHER KIDS, WE’RE EVEN MORO. (UM... ’CUZ WE’RE ALL GAY, FYI).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY CHOICE IS A WEE B OBV AND OLD, BUT HERE GO... IT'S “LOSG MY RELIGN” OM OUT OF TIME BY R.E.M. AND TOTALLY TOLD MY STORY AS I WAS LIVG . (WATCH THE VIO ABOVE!) MICHAEL STIPE WASN’T OFFICIALLY OUT THEN EHER (THIS WAS 1991—YEP, I’M OLD), AND THIS TUNE AND VIO MAY HAVE WELL BEEN HIS OWN G OUT PARTY. THE SONG IS A GEO PLEA AND MATN ON INTY, G TO TERMS, REVEALG YOURSELF (“THAT’S ME THE SPOTLIGHT...”) AND STG ASI STALE FORTS AND CHOOSG A DIFFERENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OUT OF TIME" WAS RIGHT ON TIME FOR ME, THANKS. AND HERE'S R.E.M., STILL A FOURSOME THE LATE 1990'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE "LOSG MY RELIGN" AND GAY-ISH R.E.M. STUFF AFTER JUMP!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WGS WERE ALL THE RAGE 1991...{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S ALL QUE HILAR NOW AS I WATCH THE VIO (WHICH IS SOOOO FILLED WH SUPER-QUEERY IMAGERY: SNTILY CLAD BOYS WGS AND IMPALED AS ST. SEBASTIAN; SWARTHY MEN LEATHER-DADDY-ISH HATS; OLD MEN POSG CLASSIC MYTHOLOGIL TABLES, AND ONE MAN EVEN SERTG HIS FGER TO ANOTHER MAN’S WOUND... SUBTLE!), BUT THE SONG NAILED FOR ME, AS I WAS TRYG TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT I WAS, ER... KDA GAY. “CONSIR THIS, THE HT OF THE CENTURY / CONSIR THIS THE SLIP / THAT BROUGHT ME TO MY KNE...” AND “WHAT IF ALL THE FANTASI E FLAILG AROUND / NOW I’VE SAID TOO MUCH...” IT WAS A HYMN OF UNCERTATY, LETTG GO AND “CHOOSG MY NFSNS.” HAR! GOD BLS MICHAEL STIPE (WHO HAD HAIR BACK THEN!) FOR WEARG HIS HEART ON HIS LOVELY WHE LEN, ROLLED-UP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A VIO STILL, OR THE ANVIL, CIR 1982? PL, A FEY LTLE IMPALED SAT... AWWWW!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY, LET ME STICK MY FGER THIS OLD MAN'S WOUND... HEH, HEH... MEANWHILE, THIS CHISELED, POUTY GRECIAN BOY WILL JT S AROUND LOOKG PRETTY... YOU GO, MYTH THG!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEIR NEXT ALBUM, AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE ALSO FEATURED THE TUNE “NIGHTSWIMMG,” ANOTHER GEO, ROMANTIC MATN THAT STILL MAK ME SWOON. THERE’S A VIO FOR , BUT ’S NOT AS NEARLY AS GOOD AS THE ONE MY HEAD THAT VOLV (DUH... ) SWIMMG A SECRET LAKE WH BOYS OM LLEGE. URGH... OH NO, NOW I’VE SAID TOO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE OTHER R.E.M. SONG OM MY LLEGE DAYS THAT STILL ROCKS ME OUT IS ANOTHER OBV ONE: “IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT (AND I FEEL FE).” WHICH ALSO HAS KD OF A QUEERISH VIO, TO MY MD. BUT ’S ALSO A GREAT LLEGE PARTY DANCEFLOOR FLASHBACK. WHERE’S THE KEG?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PENSIVE MICHAEL (WH HAIR!) BACK 1988... AND FULLY OUT WH CHER 2002. SHY! HAPPY!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY... HAPPY PRI! MORE OF THE TO E TODAY... THAT’LL BE ME THE RNER, LOSG MY RELIGN ALL OVER AGA... (GACK!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
I had no tools, no support, and no unrstandg of what beg gay meant.
In my sperate attempts to ee myself of this s, I learned all about ex-gay mistri and about people who had apparently “prayed away the gay. ” Christians the ex-gay mistri spoke of “same-sex attractn” as a disease that spread rapidly.
God spised homosexualy, so logilly God mt spise me. Today, I have a wife and two kids, and I stand fiercely proud and wholly beloved by God this geoly gay body of me. Sce g out as a gay Christian 2010, I have chosen to be visible: to speak up, to share, to challenge, to take up space this world as I am, and not to exist quietly.