Table 3

Associated concepts

Lily: “To be yourself and who you want to be and do what you want to do without fear of other people and how they’re going to think of you and backlash for who you are as a person … being kind and having others treat you with kindness … That would mean living without fear, not just worrying what other people think if other people are taking what I’m saying wrong … If you just learn just a little bit about people who are maybe not like you, I feel like that would help a lot just for tolerance for acceptance.”
Harley: “Sharing your voice … Sharing their voices and what they think [about] certain things.”
Michelle: “Opportunity, control, independence … It makes me feel like I’m in control of things in my life.”
Jasper: “Personal free will and choice.”
Sofia: “I would think of it as strength and power, you know, but using it in a positive light.”
Nigel: “People having power and control over their own lives … Empowerment means that people are equal to others.”
Brian: “How you feel when you’re able to push something you really believe in.”
Lily: “Being who you want to be without fear of persecution of without having to hide it.”
Avery: “Standing up for yourself. Proving people wrong.”
Jaxson: “Proud of yourself and who you are.”

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