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“Speaking your truth” is a way we frame the act of sharing your experiences, telling your story, and finding your voice—especially when speaking authentically provokes disapproval, hostility, or confusion from friends, family, community, or people in power. Many of us are trained from a young age to silence ourselves, whether through direct instruction or more subtle expectations and assumptions of how we “should” feel, think, and act; deviating from those expectations can often result in fear and shame. But finding ways to communicate our lived experiences is one of the most original courageous acts of liberation we can accomplish as individuals. As Reverend angel Kyodo williams puts it, “the flip side of living in fear is actually living in truth.” Finding safe, productive ways of speaking our truth can be a struggle, but there are many ways to find our voice.

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Saeed Jones on Queer Masculinity and the Point of Being an Artist

We talked to the writer about his debut memoir How We Fight for Our Lives and his move from poetry to prose.

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The Activism Cure

People who give to others give healthier, happier lives to themselves, argues Meredith Maran.

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Co-Founding the ACLU, Fighting for Labor Rights and Other Helen Keller Accomplishments Students Don’t Learn in School

Most students learn that Keller, born June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Ala., was left deaf and blind after contracting a high fever at 19 months, and that her teacher Anne Sullivan taught her braille, lip-reading, finger spelling and eventually, how to speak.

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Comanche Soldier, Lakota veteran speak about their culture during Native American Heritage Month observance

Soldiers and civilians celebrated Native American heritage and their contributions to military history during the National Native American Heritage Observance held at Darby Field on Nov. 17.

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‘We Need More Role Models’: Why Now Is the Time for Neurodiverse Leaders to Speak Out

After being diagnosed with autism in her 50s, Charlotte Valeur hopes her new representative body can improve inclusion for other neurodivergent individuals.

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Bring Your Whole Self to Work! Hiding Disability at Work Is Damaging to Productivity

When disability isn’t disclosed, we create an invisible layer of additional work for the individual which will affect their productivity.

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Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde Review–Prophetic and Necessary

The black lesbian feminist writer and poet, who died 25 years ago, is better known than ever, her words often quoted in books and on social media.

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‘Our Rage and Terror Give Us Power’: What Drives Young Activists?

From the school climate strikes to students fighting for gun control, youth activism is fuelling protests around the world. Meet the new generation of campaigners

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How Exclusion From the Military Strengthened Gay Identity in America

Armed forces long prohibited gay people from service – but that only encouraged their communities and cause.

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More than a Feeling

“Intuition is that still, small voice inside of you. It’s your inner wisdom that can help you deal with anything from health issues to relationships to death and dying.”

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