This should never be tolerated
- As an Ally, it breaks my heart to read these sad stories of people being bullied, for no good reason. NO ONE should have to suffer from bullying. I was picked on in high school, and that was a miserable time in my life. My heart goes out to anyone who is picked on, and hearing these stories only makes me even MORE determined as an Ally to stand up for the LGBT community. EVERYONE should be treated with dignity and respect.
- —Guest Kathy
Was abused in the school
- Due to feminine voice my classmates used to tease me. And cruel devil Class Representative use to take me to the terrace and kiss me all over just to fulfil his desire. Which was so horrendous for me as a child, but was unable to discuss with my parents. Everybody was aware about this in my class hence everybody tried to kiss me and try to get on me. Till date I get goose-bumps thinking about that incident
- —Guest Sunny
Don't stand for bullying
- I'm a 57-yr-old white Australian guy. I was teased and accused of being gay before I knew what gay was. Even my father slandered me. A coupe of female bosses used my being gay to bully me, in a "good natured" way of course. Ha! I will NOT stand bullying in any circumstance, for being gay or for any other reason. I stand up for colleagues who have been bullied and I make it known in every situation that bullying is bullying and not to be tolerated. My mother used to tell me to "turn the other cheek" but I fought back on every occasion. If they were right about my being gay, I told them so, and that stopped them because they had no power over me. That's the best part, to say, "Yeah, so what's it to you?" Guys, you are who you are and I am what I am. I wouldn't have it any other way. I admit, it takes maturity and age to get to this position, but you are a person first and gay second. Love yourselves for who you are. Don't let anyone take that love away from you.
- —Guest Ian
M considered a joke
- i m 19.i liked a guy in my college i feel in so much love wid him even he acted so but one day i went to sleep in his room .thn the other day everybody was laughing about me being gay..not only that every moment i shared wid him...was known by all. ... he used make a joke of me behind my back.... later he was expelled frm college for some reason but......people still laugh at my back...taunt me....and sometimes i feel this one incident has ruined so much.....my image is so bad .... thr is another guy i like....i m unable to talk to him coz m afraid he will do the same......ii hv become vry silent....some ppl even outcast me ... i wana curse thm..... i dnt know wil i ever trust any1 again
- —Guest Rohit
ISOLATED
- during my school days back then i felt like i'm being isolated and yes i was everybody around me was acting so weird i think it was the way i acted it has an impact but now i have accepted my self as a gay person i think we all should accept our selfs and i remember the other day at work back in December i was working at opportunity finance and my colleges were talking about me being gay behind my back and on top of that i decided to quit my job after two weeks thanks god now i can face them now with confidence Richards bay is not the place with the lot of gay people right now i want to move from my town to another because i feel isolated but one day everyone will love me.
- —Guest Thanda
Forcing a Change
- All throughout high school, I would just be myself and deal with conflicts as they came. I was 'cool' enough to 'get away' with being a guy who listens to Enya, wears pink gloves, says "cute" and "pretty" and has more than a few male celeb crushes. I think the big thing that saved me was my silver tongue. I'm bi. I'm 101% feminine though not very flamboyant.
- —Guest Shawn
being teased @ school
- am 16 south african my friends they always teasing me they said am gay ofcorse am gay but what i dont get it is that what did they see to makes them thick am gay and its giving me depression i can't stud,i can't do group work and i can't present i feel like i don't know myself any more
- —Guest
Being an outcast
- I'm not gay but I have mild Cerebral Palsy and I know what it feels like to be an outcast. When I was in high school all the kids would make fun of me and call me a retard even though I was in regular ed and was not retarded at all. I didn't even go to my own graduation because I was afraid of being made fun of. That was a moment I will never get back. People have no idea how much words hurt.
- —Guest Andy
high school hell
- i was not gay acting or looking. people found out, and they laughed their asses off. then people talked down to me. i stopped caring about other humans then, it took a while to really be good friends with anyone again
- —primalcutlery
gt
- ive been bullied for 3 years, since i started working for the local goverment, team ayleaders spread information about me to out cast me, no body talks to me all because im gay, and it hurts
- —Guest george
comming out
- I was never bullied about being gay, i dont look gay at all i dont even act it sorry but you know how some of us are all out their with it. anyways i was only bullied about it before comming out by my family i mean i still do get bullied buy them but even if they mean it it dont hurt me i laught cuz its like me telling them hahahaha your straight see no different!!
- —Techwood
High school bullying
- When i was 14 i had an homosexual experience one night when i was drunk with a friend. When the word got spread about it at first it was just a rumour, but even at that stage i realized something was awefully wrong and how i would do anything to go back in time. I got bullied for the three years after that until high school ended and i thaught my worst years were gone. In fact they were not, cause i still had to deal with all the pain i kept inside, trying to act like nothing was touching me. Three years of drug abuse, isolation and depression later, i finally could mentally move on with my life. Today i have accepted this episode of my life and dont feel much anger for the countless classmates who made my life a hell back then. and finally, at 25, I am slowly accpeting that I probably am gay... even though i dont want to be right now(sorry to say that). I think its just a phase , soon ill be happier when i accpet myself. i hope so anyways.
- —Guest mark
school years
- I used to be socially ignored as a queer female. Men didn't want me in their group around the grade 7 point and I didn't fit in with girls. I was isolated, a painful route for bullying. I'm stronger now and in a good place, knowing who I am.
- —Guest Anon
coming out
- i came out that i was bi last november. not many people were shocked as i apparently seemed it anyway. the odd remark was past occasionally and it did make me feel quite small. i didnt let them show it got to me, talked about other boys infront of them etc. and they gradually accepted me for who i was. coming out helped me identify my true friends, i dont regret it one bit.
- —Guest jrrrr
not out yet
- being 15 in a rough area of england doesn't make it much easier to come out that youre a lesbian. Knowing from an early age id try to disguise it and go out with lads - and i was never happy. Just recently (although i have known for a long time) i have accepted it and have been a bit shocked that yes, this is definetley who i am. I haven't come out yet because i know how cruel kids can be, but going to college in a few months means i can start a new page and just be who i am now. My advice is not to pretend to be somebody youre not - its hard to end the charade.
- —Guest mb
