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“Shelly, if I had a nose full of diamonds and rubies, I’d sneeze them all achoo.”
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14THE EMAIL HEARD ’ROUND THE WORLD
To:Editor at They/Them magazine
From:D.I. Drew
Subject:Coupla notes
You may notice “LGB” to indicate a queer group below. That’s historically accurate: the T wasn’t recognized nationally until 1998, and GLAAD officially added Q in 2016.
Cheers,
D.I. Drew
FILE UNDER: MISC. COMMUNICATIONS
To:Winc
From:Scratch
Subj:Invites
I don’t know if you’ve been getting mail, but mine is full of offers. They usually make my skin crawl, but I kind of liked this one. What do you think?
To:Scratch
Cc:Winc
From:Coalition of LGB Folks
Subj:Help us?
What you’re doing is very important. We’ve noticed that you refuse to say exactly what sex you are, and that makes us believe that you believe your sex is outlawed. If that’s the case, we are your family.
As a coalition of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, we know how it feels to be marginalized. We have all had to deal with issues of sexuality in our lives, and we think it would be terrific if you could publicly announce that you identify as one of us.
There are so few role models for us, and now that you have everybody’s attention, we think it would be wonderful if you could come out and give the movement a shot in the arm. It would mean so much, especially to all our youth.
(signed by all members—LGB Coalition)
What say you? I’m kind of mixed. I could call myself queer, not being your average Straight Amerikan, but I’m seeing that nobody much is.
—S.
To:Scratch
From:Winc
Subj:The Coalition
I got one too. It rang true. Wouldn’t it be kind of exciting to help?
Let’s find out more! Like which letter applies to us!
—W.
