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At queer prom, a trio of Southwest Detroit teenagers cultivate belonging for LGBTQ+ youth

Tonight’s queer prom, an affair for vampire costumes and zombie costumes and splattered, fake blood galore, is the stuff of dreams. Ximena is beaming. On a Saturday afternoon in late June, the 18-year-old swaps their System of a Down band T-shirt for a gothic, Lolita-style black dress with tiered ruffles. A metal necklace, whose coiled […]

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