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Kicked Out – Call for submissions!

Passing the word — Someone else noted that one needn’t be a youth *now* to tell your story. Fell free to forward it on to anyone you think might be interested.

(Forwarded) Call for submissions:

Kicked Out is a new anthology, which uniquely seeks to tell the tales of former queer youth and current queer youth who were forced to leave home because of their sexuality and/or gender identity. This anthology will tell our collective stories of survival, weaving together descriptions of abuse, and homelessness with poignant accounts of the ways in which queer community centers offered sanctuary, and the power and importance of creating our own chosen families in the face of losing everything we have ever known. Kicked Out offers advice and wisdom to the queer youth of today from those who have been in their shoes.

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UCSC’s Art of Healing

UCSC’s Survivors Healing Center has put out a call for submissions for its “Art of Healing” event and exhibition. Deadline is 10/1 — the performance and artist’s reception are in early November.

More information and submission guidelines here.

The Survivors Healing Center has been working specifically with survivors of child sexual abuse since 1987…