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Telling My Story: The time I found out I was Gay
So when I was younger, I always grew up under the impression that being Gay was a sin. I’m not sure where the first impression came from whether it was from church, family or what. I vividly remember growing up grimacing at Tony homo jokes around family knowing I was secretly the only gay person in the room. In elementary school I was picked on from the very start. Kids used to do the thing with the three fingers to the forehead 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 YOU’RE GAY Kind of thing. I was yelled at by the older kids...
Telling My Story: A Letter to My Younger Self
Dear Brian, About this time there will be people trying to tell you who you are. Around this time while you are still trying to figure yourself out, people will notice that you aren’t quite like everyone else. Many will say you’re too loud or you’re too flamboyant. But I’m here telling you different to set the record straight. There is nothing wrong with you. There is nothing wrong with being different. Those parts of you that you are so busy hiding, will be the parts of you that you treasure most one day. There is a whole world outside...