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I'll Show Their Pride

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I'm a quiet person
Don't speak
Blend in
But not today
Green sock, orange sock
Yellow laces on the left shoe
Blue laces on the right
Red leggings
Pink hair band
Big purple shirt
I'm not ashamed
And today I'll be unique
"Wear purple" they said
"Remember the seven"
So I did
But I did more
I'll wear their flag
Show their pride
I'll wear it for those who never can
Red for life
Orange for healing
Yellow for sunlight
Green for nature
Blue for art
Purple for spirit
And pink for sexuality
Seven colors for seven teens
Dead before they were allowed to live
I'll remember them
I'll show their pride
Will you?
Today, October 20th, people across America wore purple to commemorate the recent gay teen suicides. In my search to find a purple shirt that fit this morning, I decided to wear the LBGT community's rainbow flag in its entirety. I used the original flag (pink was dropped as soon as it started being mass-produced) but left out indigo because I didn't have anywhere to put it. On the flag, indigo represents serenity and harmony.

If you want to read more about the flag, I got the information here: [link](LGBT_movement) (EDIT: The full link doesn't work; just click it and then add the bit in parentheses, including the parentheses, to the end of the URL)

Gays are people too.
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XxSublimation4allxX's avatar
This is probably the most moving piece of writing I've ever read with my own two eyes.... I love this.