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'Hope will never be silent' - Harvey Milk

A couple of years ago I was given a book containing true love stories from everyday people. The more I read and as much as I loved the idea of this book, it quickly became apparent to me that the vast majority of the love stories contained in this book were between heterosexual partners. As a member of the LGBTQIA community, this saddened me.



I created this blog as a space for other members of the LGBTQIA community to post and share their stories of love. These stories are just as valid and important and have every right to be shared and viewed. Although progress is being made in the realm of LGTBQI rights, there is still a long way to go. In order to reduce the negative stigma associated with the LGTBQIA community, exposure is a must!



Despite the progress towards equality in recent years, there is still much hate and discrimination present in the world. I thought that it would be nice for people to see that despite unequal treatment that is still so common in American society, happiness is indeed possible.




Caveat: This blog was not created to "fight the man" and force equality in American society; rather these stories have been posted to give people hope that love in the LGTBQIA is right and okay. Furthermore, this blog was created to honor the stories of everyday people who are often ignored and remind people that love is the same, no matter the couple.


#loveoutloud





** If you have a story that you'd like to share, please email me at: miatfurtado@gmail.com































Friday, July 13, 2012

I wrote this poem after my lover had been torn between her ex and myself and decided to leave me and the state of Colorado. We are both single now and happily working towards being together again...someday.

My love for your will not wane
It cannot change
As it has stayed the same.
I love you today as I loved you
     the moment I first knew
Before it was
              "Too good to be true"
Like you said to me
                     But it didn't
happen to you
                  I love you
like you're my                           one
true love.
                I just can't let go

             My body won't let me

And if you can feel me
                               when I cry out
for you
It's because you always were
                      The One inside me.
No one could make
                           A love like this.
No one could make
                           Me love like this.
No one
                          But you.

Rochelle
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