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I Didn’t Want to Be the Stigma Anymore

"I tried to make it as much about love…I love you so much, I'm going to call you out on your bullshit." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · I Didn't Want To Be The...
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Never Felt Pressured to Wear It

"I don’t always like to make my identity so easy for people." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Never Felt Pressured To Wear It Edited by Rebecca Werner Transcript for Never Felt Pressured to...
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Starting to Change

"As I got older…my freedom to be outside was definitely different." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Starting To Change Edited by Olivia Brown Transcript for Started to Change I live in Northwest Indiana...
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To Germany and Back

“It really makes you a woman and makes you responsible.” https://youtu.be/dlkbwnbk_Eg Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for To Germany and Back I graduated from Froebel High School, and my intention was not to go anyplace. I wanted to go to...
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Some of the Best Ground in the World

"Nowadays, most of these farms have ripped all the fences out and they can take the 40-acre fields and they make them into 200 and 300." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Some of...
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Not at the Expense of Being Myself

“...they wanted to fit in… they loved the idea of community… I mean, I think everybody wants that sense of belonging.” Edited by Rebecca Werner. Transcript for Not at the Expense of Being...
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Let There Be Cake

"I don't understand the experience of other minority groups. But I do understand the experience of being unsure and being scared, because you have to come out as being gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered...you never stop coming out." [iframe width="100%" height="166"...
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You Pay for It in the End

"At 13, I started waitressing...I was making more money than anybody I knew." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · You Pay For It In The End Produced by Amanda Yonushatis Transcript for You Pay...
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Standing on Shoulders

"I was very fortunate because...people had gone through it already, you know, my brothers." Welcome Project at Valparaiso University · Standing On Shoulders Warning: story contains racial slurs. Find a bleeped version below. [iframe...
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