The LIKEME® Organization

I did not get the chance to chose when I came out to my family. I met my girlfriend, the love of my life, during my 11th grade year. I came home for visit one time and was sat down in my room and asked outright if I was gay. I didn’t know what to say. I knew I was and I was it at school, but this was my family and I knew they would not accept it. Southern Baptist do not accept homosexuality. I did not have to answer, nor could I. the tears began to roll and all I could say was, “please don’t hate me.” needless to say they weren’t happy and after the semester they pulled my out of this wonderful school and put me back in my home school for my senior year.

My love and I were separated by two hours and were both in school and didn’t have the means to dive to see each other. I wasn’t allowed to talk to her on the phone and she wasn’t allowed to visit me. After several months I left home and moved in with my father, who trying to get on my good side invited my girlfriend to come live with us. My dad accepted me and that made a big difference.

Over the last few years my family has accepted us and we have holidays together and they think of us as a normal couple. Things still aren’t perfect, we all still have our problems, but things are getting better.