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April 09, 2006
What People Fail To Realize
Posted at April 9, 2006 11:21 AM in GLBT Issues .What people fail to realize is most realize they are gay or lesbian at a relatively young age. Like me, at 13, I too realized I was different. I was not like my peers, other girls, interested in boys. I was falling hopelessly in love with some of my teachers and other female classmates. Yes, at 13, I knew and now, at 47, I now know why some of our young commit suicide. It is because they are not understood, not accepted, because they are being teased, because they are different.
This video is a young spoken word artiist's telling of how tough it is to be a teenager, to be African American, and to be gay. Imagine being all three. Spoken word artist Kenneth Morrison dedicates this poem to his friend Devon, who committed suicide at age 13.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you Angela for continuing this labor of love. I know you don't have to do it, but you do it anyway and I sincerely appreciate our dedication. Even when you take it down, you never cease to care. You are indeed a gift to the community.
Love ya.
Posted by Dimples at April 10, 2006 05:49 PM