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It's the voice of all LGBT folks, really, and everyone else who folks just chose not to see.

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Faint is the voice of a small child, *my voice*, ignored when I needed help and understanding the most. And it's why I'm fighting now.

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What I've Done is my pledge to never hurt myself as badly as I did before, when I hated and feared myself above all else.

It is also my pledge to do better in future, and to never harm when I can help.

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Numb is the story of my relationship with my parents...

Hands Held High was the hurt I felt (and still feel) when something I built was made into a weapon.

Castle of Glass helped me understand myself, @SilverAutomatic, and so many others.

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I did not even *have* the words to describe what was happening to me back then, but they helped me find them.

They're why I got help, why I finally stopped working in defense, why I can even begin to cope with how broken I am inside. And this fucking hurts. >.<

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I wouldn't *be* *here* if it weren't for him and the rest or Linkin Park.

Their music kept me alive, knowing that somewhere, someone else knew and understood what I was going through...

I can't even tell you what that means to a kid who's so scared she'd kill herself to escape.

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Wanted to share something I posted live on twitter earlier today.

These posts came directly as a result of the news that Chester Bennington (lead singer for Linkin Park) had committed suicide, something I sobbed into my lunch about for almost an hour.

mobile.nytimes.com/2017/07/20/

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I don't even know how to respond to this. Going to flip my shit if he goes for this. We're going to have to fucking *swarm* Washington if needed. washingtonpost.com/politics/tr

I can't get over how awesome these shots are. This guy is really, really good. (And also brave.) opacity.us/site82_coal_brook_b

ey, the McNULL is back at McDonalds. go now and enjoy the delicious taste of Segmentation fault (core dumped)

Like, that's amazing enough that I'm going to show my therapist. <3

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This is so beautiful. >.< Serious and beautiful discussion of trauma in a video game, where the game (and the discussion) actually gets it right.

Injustice 2: Trauma Survival - Harley Quinn's Greatest Fear - Extra Credits
youtube.com/watch?v=-2Js7ZeFLt

And *no,* he left still not comprehending why this was a problem. D:

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