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#IAmMSF Poems Demonstrate How We All Contain Multitudes
Matthew Shepard’s poem above is a powerful reminder that we all contain multitudes. We are not defined or confined by one label, but instead, get to decide for ourselves the many things we are in this world.
This June, the Matthew Shepard Foundation co-sponsored the inaugural Queer-Iderness event at the Colorado History Center and invited attendees to share their own “I Am” poems. Scroll through the anonymized entries, and share your own “I Am” reflection in the comments below.
Matthew’s Place is a blog written by and for LGBTQ+ youth and a program of the Matthew Shepard Foundation l Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the articles are the author’s alone and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Matthew Shepard Foundation