The LIKEME® Organization

In high school a rumor was started about me in my small town school that I was a lesbian. At the time I didn’t know anyone who was gay, much less think that I was myself. Never the less, I was called names, threatened, had people attempt to run me and a friend over with a car and every day it was like the parting of the seas when I walked down the hall of the school. High school was horrible but when I graduated I left and started over. I still wasn’t sure who I was in college but I went to church and put all of my energy into being a “good person”. I never really had a girlfriend or boyfriend before this point and then I met a girl and I had feelings I never had before. I was scared to death because I thought I would go to hell for even thinking about being with a girl, but I gave in. We hid our relationship from everyone which was not an easy task living in a small dorm. After being in a relationship with that girl for a few years I decided to come out to my family. It was one of the scariest things I have ever done. One of my sisters was very accepting but my mother who always has something to say said nothing. And then came the words “it’s an abomination”. She did not believe it was right but she ended up being kind and accepting to my partner. That was probably eight years ago and even though some people are still not completely accepting of the fact that I’m gay I am out to most people that know me and I have a great life. I have a girlfriend of five years and I am a preschool teacher. So for those of you who have had a hard life as a LGBT person just remember it will get better-especially after high school.