I was different from other children. I was shorter, quieter, I did not use cursing words, and I did not know any slang. Since the fourth grade, I have always come across the same question, which is; “Are you gay?” At the time, I did not know what gay meant. I went home and looked it up in the dictionary, and the only thing that I could find was that it meant happy. Every time someone asked me if I was gay, I replied, “Yes aren 't you?.” Their response was “No!” As a result I started to wonder what gay actually meant. I asked my mom what it was. She got a little concerned, like all mothers would, and she explained to me that being gay is when someone likes a person who has the same private parts. At the time, I thought it was weird, and I did not know why anyone would think that I was
I was different from other children. I was shorter, quieter, I did not use cursing words, and I did not know any slang. Since the fourth grade, I have always come across the same question, which is; “Are you gay?” At the time, I did not know what gay meant. I went home and looked it up in the dictionary, and the only thing that I could find was that it meant happy. Every time someone asked me if I was gay, I replied, “Yes aren 't you?.” Their response was “No!” As a result I started to wonder what gay actually meant. I asked my mom what it was. She got a little concerned, like all mothers would, and she explained to me that being gay is when someone likes a person who has the same private parts. At the time, I thought it was weird, and I did not know why anyone would think that I was