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10 percent of profits will be donated to AKT, a aid that supports lgbtq+ new people aged 16-25 in the UK who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
- CategoryPoetry
- Project Option: 5×8 in, 13×20 cm
# of Pages: 44 - Isbn
- Publish Date: May 15, 2020
- Language English
- Tagslesbian, sad, poetry, identity festival, queer
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