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1. “My Life (The Introduction)”

   Anthony, a gay person

   Circa 2010

   Runge, TX 78151, USA

   I've known I was Gay since I was 4 years old, and up until my Sophmore year in High School I've tried my hardest to deny it. As a child I was always happy, smiling and laughing, because children can act how they want and express themselves as freely as they want. Well, up to a certain age. As a teenager the realization of what I was (What I am) frightened me. I didn't want to lose my family.So I supressed my self, my true self, and everyday I felt a little more of myself die.
   Then one day I...

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2. “How different it was”

   Michael, a gay person

   Circa 2010

   Austin, TX, USA

   I was a freshman, and knew I was gay. I didn't want to admit it at first, but I knew I liked guys rather than girls. There were few places I knew about to try and find more people

3. “I don’t live by expectations anymore”

   Andrew, a

   Circa 2010

   I was born in white suburbia Kansas. I lived my whole life in the same smallish community. Everybody dressed the same, looked the same, and acted the same. It was bland, and to be anything different invoked fear and uneasiness. But it was home, and I suppose in a lot of ways it still is.
   
   When I reached middle school my peers began to notice that I was different, so I did everything I could to fit in. Growing up, I didn't have much self-confidence; I knew I was different, and that wasn't okay with...

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