Gay Straight Alliance make a difference: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
When I told my parents I was gay, they were bewildered. My parents hadn't ever heard of an openly gay 10-year-old, yet there I was. They tried their best to support me, but they couldn't be everything. There are few resources for young gay kids. Fortunately, a friend told my parents about the high school <b>G</b>ay <b>S</b>traight <b>A</b>lliance (GSA). I started attending meetings and I loved it because hiding my secret from everyone had been ripping me apart. At the GSA meetings I could finally be me!<br> | When I told my parents I was gay, they were bewildered. My parents hadn't ever heard of an openly gay 10-year-old, yet there I was. They tried their best to support me, but they couldn't be everything. There are few resources for young gay kids. Fortunately, a friend told my parents about the high school <b>G</b>ay <b>S</b>traight <b>A</b>lliance (GSA). I started attending meetings and I loved it because hiding my secret from everyone had been ripping me apart. At the GSA meetings I could finally be me!<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<i>source: Article 'GSAs Make a Difference' by Marcel Neergaard (11-year-old gay activist and future musical actor); www.huffingtonpost.com/ marcel-neergaard/gay-straight- alliance_b_4005105.html; HUFFPOST Gay Voices; 27 September 2013</i> | <i>source: Article 'GSAs Make a Difference' by Marcel Neergaard (11-year-old gay activist and future musical actor); www.huffingtonpost.com/marcel-neergaard/gay-straight-alliance_b_4005105.html; HUFFPOST Gay Voices; 27 September 2013</i> | ||
[[Category:Marcel Neergaard]] | [[Category:Marcel Neergaard]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:48, 26 May 2017
When I told my parents I was gay, they were bewildered. My parents hadn't ever heard of an openly gay 10-year-old, yet there I was. They tried their best to support me, but they couldn't be everything. There are few resources for young gay kids. Fortunately, a friend told my parents about the high school Gay Straight Alliance (GSA). I started attending meetings and I loved it because hiding my secret from everyone had been ripping me apart. At the GSA meetings I could finally be me!
source: Article 'GSAs Make a Difference' by Marcel Neergaard (11-year-old gay activist and future musical actor); www.huffingtonpost.com/marcel-neergaard/gay-straight-alliance_b_4005105.html; HUFFPOST Gay Voices; 27 September 2013