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| Last Updated August 20, 2007 |
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| A Few of the 2007 KarMel Scholarship Submissions |
| Come read a few of the submissions we received from this year's scholarship! Enjoy! - Karen and Melody |
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| Comments, feedback or questions? Please email us at: karmelscholarship@gmail.com |
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| Created By |
| Description |
| Jonathan Moore |
| My dad suddenly asked me one night if I was gay and I answered yes. |
| Poems |
| Megan Stubblefield |
| Poem addressing the fact that the inverted pink and black triangles now worn in homosexual rights cirlces were originally used by nazis, as way of labeling homosexual people, respective to their gender, in the concentration camps. |
| Kaitlin Bookbinder |
| GLBT pride |
| Anonymous |
| Autobiographical poem describing a woman's journey from early childhood to finally coming into her own as a bisexual adult. |
| Anonymous |
| This poem describes the thin line between lover and friend. |
| Amber-Marie Bengco |
| A poem contrasting the narrator (a tomboyish sort of lesbian) to a pretty "straight" girl. |
| Bobby Hough |
| Exploring a male-to-female transition and what goes on inside her head, beginning wiht a symbolic mensturation on the bedsheets. |
| Sabrina Diz |
| A poem describing the troubles of gay youth |
| Erica Goldman |
| This poem discusses the issues of defined marriage, religion and acceptance. |
| Joeseph Bernier |
| Poem Lesbian Coming Out |
| Anonymous |
| Short slam poem reinforcing the possibility of equality if only people would put their own fears aside. |
| Anonymous |
| A dramatic reading for my English class finally letting the aggravatoin and frustration caused by the ignorance of so many throughout those 4 years. |
| Anonymous |
| Poem about my struggle with my bisexuality. |
| Luke Miller |
| This is a poem about how being in the closet is basically like acting as a character that's not truly you. |
| Angel-Marie Cloukey |
| Poem about lesbian relationships and how it's not about gender its about the heart. |
| Ashley (Noah) Schmidt |
| Sestina poem about living with the often sexist expectations of being a woman, but knowing that you were born as a man and not sure what to do. |
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| Sharon Ulery |
| A young man goes with a friend to get tested for HIV at a free clinic after having unprotected sex with his boyfriend. |
| Abigal Southworth |
| Story of a woman returning to see her previous partner one last time, reflecting on how she got where she is now. A short story told in narrative form, meant to be poetic an suspenseful, with a surprise ending. |
| Ashley Woods |
| This is a truly sad story about two star crossed lovers who meet their fate. It is not meant to be a depressing story. However, it is meant to show a few of the things most of us GLBT people must go through in order to be in love. |
| Amy Andre |
| I traveled around the US, interviewing women in mixed-orientation relationships -- that is, where one of the women is bisexual and the other woman is a lesbian. |
| A view from both sides of the gay issue in America. |
| Benjamin Yde |
| An exploration of homosexuality in connection with Christianity with a specific concentration on the Old Testament. |
| Nicole Tallon |
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| IMPORTANT: We were NOT able to showcase all the outstanding works we received this year due to the overwhelming 800 submissions from 500 applicants. We selected a good representation of the works we received, for everyone to enjoy reading. - Karen and Melody |
| A persuasive essay about the unconstitutionality of disallowing the marriage of gay couples. |
| Louis Graham |
| Critical look at homophobia and heterosexism embedded in black masculinities and sexulaties. |
| Danielle Anthony |
| Ralph Yamall-Rodland |
| Speech designed to be presented to the national HRC audience during their 2006 National Coming Out Day Celebration. |
| Jennifer Jackson |
| An essay examining the negative influence of the war on terror on gay marriage. |
| Shawnda Coastes |
| Explorative essay about interaction of spirituality an sexulatiy restricted to one belief. |
| An editorial about the gender binary and a transgender student at SU. |
| Marielle Messing |
| Angela Lanctot |
| Argument for gay marriage and the proposed Amendment 28. |
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| Elizabeth Bond |
| A letter to my mom explaining my unique sexuality and my distaste of the definition of what a woman is in today's society. |
| Susan Gariepy |
| True narrative account of lesbian artificial insemination process. |
| Anonymous |
| Brief description from hetero to bi, bi to lesbian, lesbian to wife of a transman, which brings me back to hetero. |
| Anonymous |
| An account of my first experience in donating blood with the American Red Cross. It was not only a service to others, but also the realization that I want to become a leader in homosexual rights. |
| Conversation with Financial Aid and Denial of Assistance. |
| Joseph Shore |
| The actual ceremony for my wedding to happen on April 11th this year. |
| Anonymous |
| A soon-to-be ex-friend tells me that my mothers lifestyle is "unholy" and "immoral" and I tell him exactly what I think about his bullshit opinions. |
| Lucas Strelow |
| Rachen Jensen |
| Mark Malan |
| A story of my father's death and how it set me free. |
| Dale Madison |
| A prose i wrote after the breakup with a love who did not understand the importance of living outside the closet. |
| Anonymous |
| A lesbian's view of the world and sexuality as realized through the mode of poetry and trees as an extended metaphor. |
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| Intended to humanize the issue of gay marriage by telling the story of Christine Dreyer who loses her partner of many years an isn't allowed to visit her in her last moments alive. |
| James McGlothlin |
| The story of how I have been able to come out to everyone but myself and my acceptance of who I really am. |
| Shaun Burdette |
| Learning about the legal difficulties of raising children as gay parents. |
| Jeremy Cantwell |
| A personal story describing the coming to terms with my sexuality and faith through experiences of life. |
| Jhoana Chan |
| Essay concerning my personal struggles with homosexuality. |
| Shams Cohen |
| An article about the nearly 70 couples whose weddings I performed in 2004 when same-sex marraige was briefly legal. |
| Julie Kunz |
| Various short letters written to important people in my life. It explains that I am still me even after coming out as a bisexual women in a homosexual relationship. |
| Non-fiction essay/features article on the Tunnel of Oppression. |
| Anonymous |
| Many people will label this a 'coming out story.' However, it is much more than that; it is the hardest struggle and deepest moment. |
| SG Reichen |
| A brief, non-fictional narrative exploring gender and the complex nature of perception from a Jewish perspective. |
| Lauren Le Page |
| Megan Siler |
| Story of how I met my first girlfirend and how it change my life. |
| Cheri Six |
| Short story of Cheri and Michelle |
| Naomi Suskind |
| Personal story about how I came to terms with my homosexuality, and how my college experience will help preserve my identity. |
| Anonymous |
| Short story about the discovery of myself as a bisexual woman, and the social and political climate I was living in during my journey. |
| Miranda Pearson |
| Short essay detailing homosexual teenager's mindsets, and how I overcame my own troubles. |
| Tiffany Timmerman |
| Have you ever felt the pain of others? What about the pain of the one you love? The speaker (me) has felt the pain of her love even though they are thousands of miles apart. |
| Erin Upchurch |
| Interpretation of a night spent with my lover. |
| Diamante Waters |
| Satrical Poem Religion |
| David Wreck |
| Poem about my pride in being bisexual. |
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