m.i.n.o.r.i.t.y.

The

m.i.n.o.r.i.t.y

isn’t reserved in this world just by color

or by

sexuality

but by anyone who exists in a trembling place

where you are too afraid

to state your case

to tell people

who

y o u

are –

where you must lie about your self

for fear of social o. s. t. r. a. c. i. z. i. n. g…

for

F

E

A

R

that they will judge you or hate you

or, worse, and you know it is worse

when they try to convert you

to their way of

thinking

POLITICS

RELIGION

COLLEGE

they always want you to GROUPTHINK

HIVEMIND

BEMORELIKE

ME

INSIDE

OF YOU

THE

M.I.N.O.R.I.T.Y.

is not reserved

by color

or sexuality

but by anything

that brings about

this

erasure

mentality

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If you’ve ever had to lie or keep something about yourself secret, then you know what it is like to be in the minority and be judged for it. Those judgments aren’t always big and obvious – sometimes it is just as simple as the way someone phrases a common thought or concern. Being different is OKAY and should never feel like a trap.

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