Posts tagged Queer

My Coming Out Story - Growing Up Gay...

By Prerna on July 2, 2009
My Coming Out Story – Growing Up Gay in Fiji

I am always asking everyone to share their stories because narratives are powerful, persuasive, and so that our stories don’t get lost to history. I am guilty of never sharing my own story. And it has taken me a lot to get to this point but... [+]

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02Jul

B-I-T-C-H - A Personal Statement on...

By Prerna on March 7, 2009
B-I-T-C-H – A Personal Statement on International Women’s Day

“You are an AAPI. But you are not a model minority. You talk back. And, you are queer.” And I am also a womyn, which matters a whole lot. Lets set aside those dry, boring intellectual blog posts for a moment. How do you get someone to ‘obey’... [+]

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07Mar

Being 'illegal' gay and from Iran...

By Prerna on March 14, 2008
Being ‘illegal’ gay and from Iran with no hope of political asylum?

here is a link to some questions i had asked one of my close DREAMer friends, who is also gay and hails from Iran. his answers were quite insightful, and i hope to have some more people participate in these short bio projects. something that... [+]

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14Mar

Gay Iranian Seeks Asylum

By Prerna on March 13, 2008
Gay Iranian Seeks Asylum

< ![CDATA[ I was livid when I heard that Mehdi Kazemi, a gay teenager from Iran was being denied political asylum in the UK and then by a Dutch Court even after he could prove substantial risk to his life.   "I wish to inform... [+]

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13Mar