American Dreaming

Tag: LGBTQ

Toxic Masculinity and My Dream

Dec 1, 2020

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charisselpree

in AB/NT, Article, Biography, CIS/HET, GEN Z, MASCULINE, TRANS, UPPER SES, USA, WHITE

Who gets to deserve the American Dream, who gets to fight for it, is something mirrored in sports.
Options

Dec 1, 2020

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charisselpree

in Article, Biography, DISABLED, FEMININE, GEN X, LGB’Q, Magazine, MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA, MIDWEST, OF LATIN AMERICAN DESCENT, UPPER SES, USA, WHITE

“It turns out I’m not entirely heterosexual. And so that kind of has opened up a bunch of ideas of what success in relationships looks like.”
Finding Happiness

Nov 1, 2020

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charisselpree

in AB/NT, Article, GEN Z, INDIGENOUS, LGB’Q, LOWER SES, Magazine, NON-BINARY/NON-CONFORMING, OF LATIN AMERICAN DESCENT, WHITE

Even though they don’t directly see my happiness as a priority, it is a priority.
A Mother’s Struggle

Nov 1, 2020

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charisselpree

in Article, BABY BOOMER, Biography, BUDDHIST, FEMININE, LGB’Q, MASCULINE, MIDDLE SES, MIDWEST, NORTHEAST, USA, WHITE

When most people think about the American Dream, they think about individual betterment and opportunity. While… rarely do we consider the fact that minority parents have a lower likelihood of rearing their children to adulthood than white mothers.
I Love You, Washington

Nov 1, 2020

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charisselpree

in AB/NT, ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC, Hawaii, LGB’Q, LOWER SES, MASCULINE, MILLENIAL, Story, USA, WEST, WHITE

The train announces a stop close by my house, and I quickly check my bank statement. I sigh, “Enough money to cover the next few months”, I whisper to myself.