Full MEDAL Journal

  • Coming to terms

    Katie Cruz

    This piece was originally written on Oct 22, 2021, in reply to a MAP who was just coming to terms with their orientation. A lot of MAPs were in denial about their orientation, and some were antis. Before I accepted…

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  • Should MAPs defend LGBTQ people?

    Katie Cruz

    This piece was originally written on May 3, 2021. Should we defend LGBTQ people’s status in society if they condemn us? While being a MAP doesn’t make one LGBTQ, there are a lot of people who are LQBTQ who are…

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  • My experience at the 2018 B4U-ACT Symposium

    Katie Cruz

    This piece was originally posted to the Visions of Alice forum on Sep 24, 2018. This past weekend, I traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, United States, to participate in the B4U-ACT 2018 Symposium: Expanding Focus. This was my first time attending…

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  • A Purpose

    Katie Cruz

    I lie here at night, wondering why the world is such a scary place. The hate and violence, they frighten me. The greed and famine, they depress me. The self-centeredness, it disappoints me. But she lies here next to me,…

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