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The Gay Lowdown on High School
Thank you, Brian, for sharing what a lot of high school survivors can, I'm certain, identify with. I went through the brutal uncertainties of high school, and I can assure you it had everything and nothing to do with the person I am now. I witnessed the glorified stereotypes and considered myself less than worthy for my perceived shortcomings. Were they programmed? I'm still not sure. And the jury's sill out on whether or not we have any reason whatsoever to feel ashamed for acting on our feelings, for exploring the reality of ourselves. - MountainManSLT
I understand where everyone comes from about the perception of high school, but this isn't the case at my school. My school is very accepting to all different types of people. My school is filled with people from many different and mixed backgrounds. Along with all the bi and homosexual young adults, they are among some of the most popular jocks or ASB presidents. There are the occasional criticism for being the way they are and loving who they love, but it's just life. I have many bi and homosexual friends and I love them as much or maybe more then my heterosexual friends. Many people that I know and myself, find that you can trust and make friends with anybody. But that the ones who tend to keep their promises of love and friendship, are the ones who get the criticism, the ones who are bi or homosexual. I love all my friends, and around 3/4 of the people I love are homosexual or bi. To conclude, going through high school being gay or bi isn't all that traumatizing, well at my school anyways. We've always been open to everyone, therefore we accept everyone for who they are and who they love. Thanks for the chance to express my opinion. - ballergirl16
To say tell everyone the truth I didn't have such a traumatic experience in high school like you stated in the article. I came out when I was in the middle of 10th Grade. I never really heard people call me a fag during school much that I can remember. I literally came out to the whole school in the end of my 10th grade year. For the ret of my years of high school I told the rest of my friends that I was gay and most said they knew that a long time ago!!! Well all in all gays and lesbians have different experiences during high school. Some positive, and some not. I am in my first year of college. Yet I live in San Diego, California where I think people are more accepting of homosexuals. I was lucky to have good friends and teachers and high school. - iheartboys23
AMEN!!!!!!!!!
This is very true as I am a gay male and had a heck of a time in high school. I was 26 when I had my first boyfriend and sexual experience. But I agree with this article it is very hard being a gay/lesbian student in high school. I came from a small town it might be different in a bigger city school. - jeremy
In fact you said it all, Europe, America, Asia, Africa. There seems to be no difference. Glad we survived it all. - Oludare OdumuyeIbadan-Nigeria
This was great writing. A lot of what you said makes sense. Keep writing some more. Very interesting. - hotbilatino
I'm in high school, and its killing me. I'm constantly getting called names and getting beaten up. I'm only in yr9, so I've got ages left, the only thing keeping me going is the friends I've made (girls only) which only makes my image worse! I know I'm gay, I've never been interested in girls at all, and I feel like the only one - milkfloatdriver
That was exactly what happened to me in High School. Some of the meanest people to me were closeted gays. It is too bad more gay teens can't get the support they need. I ended up married for seven long, miserable years because of not being able to be myself. Thanks for the article. - MaestroCTO
Brian, you hit the nail right on its head!!! Keep up the great work!! - sailorbois
That article is so true. I've even done some opposite sex dating, but I knew of my sexuality WAY before High school. I haven't gone on a date yet and I'm a junior in High school. In my school, there are no gay guys.... or at least any openly gay guys. I know life is hard, but I manage to get by. - ILikeMe05
Everything in this article is very true except the very opinionated statement that homosexuality is someone's "true nature" is absurd. The truth is that all things that we do are learned. That choosing any alternative lifestyles is a choice or learned behavior just like indulging in anything that we know is not moral or good for us. It is a person who is ruled by his/her emotions and lusts that says that any bad thing is good because it "feels" good. Thank You. - badboy02
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