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| Last Updated March 15, 2009 |
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| All works on this website belong solely to the authors and artists who created them. Do not use or reproduce anything without permission from the KarMel Scholarship. |
| A Few of the 2008 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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| IMPORTANT: We were NOT able to showcase all the outstanding works we received this year due to the overwhelming 910 submissions from 520 applicants. We selected a good representation of the works we received, for everyone to enjoy reading. - Karen and Melody |
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| Mathew Beck |
| Impact of the Internet on the progression of the GLB movement in Iran. |
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| Kevyn Bowles |
| Editorial piece I wrote after b eing a victim of a LGTBQ hate crime as a freshman at Georgetown University. |
| Raymond Ceo |
| Editorial about J.K. Rowling announcing that Harry Potter character Albus Dumbledore is gay. |
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| Essays |
| Athena Birchkbichler |
| This work shows why I am upset with the ignorance of gays and lesbians in our society. |
| Nathan Beito |
| Detailed account of pros and cons in favor of gay and lesbian adoption. |
| Cori Cahoon |
| A comparison of different interpretation of Bible scripture and how each scripture relates to same-sex marriage. |
| Richard Espinoza |
| The folly opposition to same-sex marriage. |
| Same Eastham |
| The new legislation on hate crimes: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. |
| Katherine Hamilton |
| The first time I ever identified as lesbian, to my mother, and when I came out a year later to my father's family. |
| Kyle Rapinan |
| Speech I gave at my school's Martin Luther King Assembly. |
| Sara Woolcock |
| A letter written to my sexuality that highlights the fact that there is ambiguity between gay, straight and even bisexual. |
| Nicole Zanier |
| My thoughts and reasonings of homosexuality and bisexuality |
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| Plays |
| Daniela Lieggi |
| A play about a secret lesbian couple in the 19th century England. |
| Katrina Records |
| A one act play following the path of a 17 year old, Sara, as she goes through the journey of coming out to her homophobic family. |
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| Fictional Stories |
| J. Brundage |
| Short story with erotic content about coming to terms with what one wants in a lover, and wants in a friend. |
| Regency Gray |
| Two of the most powerful women in the world--who shall remain nameless - dance for the first time. |
| Anonymous |
| Since you're far, would we ever get to feal each others touch. |
| Matt Mallon |
| Science fiction love story featuring two gay main characters. |
| Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayer |
| Jessie struggling to balance the demands of her family of choice with her family of origin. |
| Glenn Osborne |
| A young man tells his parents for the first time that he is gay. |
| Christopher Sheffield |
| Group of homosexual boys longing to be free of society's oppression. |
| Elizabeth Ward |
| A lesbian from a MidWest background who is unsure of her place in society even as she falls in love with a radical lesbian New Yorker. |
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| Personal Stories |
| Ashley Azbill |
| What I went through growing up and how it shaped me into the person I am. |
| David Buttler |
| Personal reflection on the discrimination many Gay African American Males face attempt to join Black Greek Lettred Organizations. |
| Danielle Bastarache |
| An essay with strong opinions on my orientation and how it has been viewed by others in my life, especially parents and peers. |
| Kati Bloedau |
| A coming out story that I submitted to be read into a microphone on National Coming Out Day. |
| Anonymous |
| My experience withmy mother upon trying to come out to her and the lie I had to tell to keep peace within the house. |
| David Claessens |
| Coming out when you come from a religious background and how to deal with the criticism. |
| Ruth Carter |
| Participating in a protest of an anti-same-sex marriage rally. |
| Chelsie Doherty |
| Discovering and dealing with my bisexual orientation that focuses on my relationships with my bestfirend and mother. |
| Jennifer Davidson |
| Essay describing my life as a bisexual. |
| Elizabeth Hill |
| A letter protraying my story about my sexuality and the progression of self love and acceptance of who I am. |
| Autumn Knight |
| My experience working with my first transgender student and how that student has inspired my life and my educational work. |
| Jeramey Kraatz |
| Reflection of how the X-Men comic books relate to homosexuality. |
| Jake Kennedy |
| A young homosexual's journey into the city to seek another man... |
| Jordon Leigh |
| My personal experience undergoing a masetectomy. |
| Kalvin Leveille |
| The importance of coming out |
| Sarah Lentz |
| This is a "my story" focused article style writing. |
| Christopher Meek |
| A stream of consciousness coming-out story. |
| Lisa Martens |
| My cousin struggles to come out to his homophobic father. |
| Patrick Mulryan |
| Autobiographical paly about my relationships to my father and my childhood best friend... |
| Yamuna Menon |
| My family's struggle with marriage equality as well as my own struggles... |
| Kristen Overmyer |
| A written piece for a LGBTQA magazine at MIZZOU |
| LayToya Peoples |
| This short story is inspired by my first girlfriend. |
| Amy Rogers |
| A reflective essay on growing up with lesbian parents. |
| Andrew Reed |
| My attempts to give blood and the denial becuase of my gay sexual orientation. |
| Heather Rice |
| Coming out at a conservative bible college. |
| Loretta Rock |
| Meeting a transvestite named Barbie. |
| Anonymous |
| The generalizations of a relationship with the tingling, excitement. |
| Esa Sofian |
| My first encounter with a girl worth liking.. |
| Kayla Williams |
| Letter to my mother describing what is happening in my life and how much I want her to be okay with it. |
| Stephanie Wasney |
| How I met someone who changed my life and made me realize its okay to be a lesbian. |
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| Poems |
| Conseeta Brown |
| My undying love for a female who, although feels some attractwion towards me, is afraid of being viewed as a homosexual individual. |
| Katherine Brown |
| Gays are more accepted now. Poem which describes how one can wave the flag and show his/her pride. |
| Kerinna Barnes |
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| Shavonne Bell |
| Portrays the negative perspectives of society on the gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender community. |
| Stacey Barnett |
| A poem that argues for equality. |
| Tamiko Beyer |
| Poem about Keshav Jiwani, a gay, Hindu Pakistani man who faced deportation after 9/11/01 |
| Anthony |
| This is for those people who see from a far and continually muster up the courage to be recognized and take the plunge. |
| Casey Constant |
| A poem dealing with some of the conflicts caused by being transgendered, both internal and at home. |
| Gyny Cuff |
| A poem about how people are so quick to discriminate and don't know the person or what they are capable of. |
| Harriet Corbitt |
| A poem about the happiness of a lesbian relationship. |
| Jessica Collette |
| My experience and struggles with being bisexual in the community I grew up in. |
| Kalil Cohen |
| A prayer from before I had top surgery... |
| Leah Colburn |
| A free verse poem on pansexuality and the different ways we view ourselves. |
| Michael Cerwinski |
| A poem that I wrote about me accepting myself for being a homosexual. |
| Andrea Dargin |
| A poem about my current relationship with a woman in the military. |
| Collette Earnest |
| A poem describing the transvestite red-light district. |
| Victoria Esnault |
| A slam poem I wrote about my lifestyle. |
| Clayton Harrison |
| I wanted to come out to my friend, but I didn't want him to disapprove of me and end our friendship. |
| Kara Hurtado |
| A poem of how I grew up thinking that being anything but straight as a straight edge was wrong to being the mistake I made in my life not telling anyone who I really was. |
| Brittany Kalosza |
| I wrote this during one of those oh-so-close times I backed out on coming out to my parents. |
| Amanda Miller |
| A poem to all homosexuals struggling under the weight of discrimination and hatred. |
| Jillian Martin |
| This based around how the love felt within the same sex is looked at as a forbidden feeling. |
| Jessica McGlew |
| A poem describing my earliest experiences as a bisexual individual between the ages of 5-7. |
| Joseph Maddela |
| A poem about the gay community. |
| Arturo Padron |
| I fell in love with this guy named Dan, and still in love with him. |
| Tasha Palmer |
| This poem doesn't have any other title, I wrote this especially for my fiance, about how I felt after being engaged. |
| Emily Riffle |
| A short free stle poem basically advocating acceptance of LGBTQ. |
| Emily Rence |
| This is a poem that describes the feelings I experienced before I had told anyone I was a lesbian. |
| Katelyn Redmond |
| A poem on a view of the unfair laws against gay marriage. |
| Lacey Robinson |
| Poem based on the thought process one goes through to find a positive male gender model as a biological female. |
| Windy Rottenbucher |
| Poem about trying to fit in by censoring yourself and denying who you truly are. |
| Ashley Stukes |
| A poem about my coming out experience with my mother. |
| Allison Sellers |
| A moment of reminiscing between two once-lovers. |
| Cherie Shanako |
| Danielle Shabazz |
| This is another poem related to my daydream story, just related it to my reality. |
| Noah Schnaubelt |
| A poem in which I tried to sum up the insanity and complexity of the feelings I had been struggling with for one of my bestfriends for probably 8 years. |
| Neil Schleifer |
| Acasia Tucker |
| A poem talking to my Lord about bisexual feelings. |
| Jamie Townsend |
| A poem regarding the discrimination of same-sex couples, written from the perspective of a shooting star. |
| A poem about a random hate crime. |
| Tamika Wright |
| A poem about my life |