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“It sounds so aggressive, the idea of a poetry slam. But it’s actually kind of been dubbed the friendliest competition in town,” says Woosh Kinaadeiyi Poetry Grand Slam co-founder Christy NaMee Eriksen.

“It’s a good lighthearted way to say they are breaking our hearts by denying us the equality that other community members receive,” says Marguerite Crawford.

A celebration in the Capital city called Equality For All centers around the recent Supreme Court’s landmark reversal of the Defense of Marriage Act.