Issue 02 – Young, Queer, and Hopeful
Young, Queer, and Hopeful
Our second issue features queer and queer-adjacent stories, essays, poetry, and art.
HopeIRL was created to give a platform to young people to express what’s on your minds and in your hearts. It’s a place for you to feel safe in vulnerability, to be accepted within and lifted up by a community of your peers. We hope this issue serves that purpose.
My first job was delivering newspapers. On weekdays, stacks of the Midland Daily News would…
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Dear Reader, This issue is very special to us here at Hopelab. Well, all issues…
To survive one mustn’t live within their memoryBut in their action and character of the…
“Dang, he’s cute.” “My ideal man is wholesome.” “I want a boyfriend.” These statements all…
When deciding what kind of writer I wanted to be at 18, leaving home for…
Livia Nethercott is a queer female artist living in Berkeley. She draws, paints, and makes…
Mason Pippenger is a 22-year-old black queer writer and photographer from Nappanee, Indiana. Instagram: @mason.pip…