We are all free: Accept and appreciate differences

Hey guys, Xavier here again...

We wanted to update you on some of the information Mike and Michelle learned about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender issues, or LGBT for short.

We found out that 8 in 10 LGBT persons have been verbally harassed at school! We also found out that even if others just think you are LGBT, or even if you hang out with someone who is LGBT, you may be teased. That's messed up ain't it?

We watched a video a guy who got bullied in a locker room just because he looked different than the other macho football guys. His body wasn't as buff as the others, so they burst into his bathroom stall and humiliated him by tearing his clothes, recording him naked on their cell phone, and then posting it on the internet! He was so devastated that he had to switch schools! Turns out, cyber bullying can be just as bad, if not worse, then physical bullying!

Mike and Michelle also watched a few videos of gays and lesbians who were bullied and really had a hart time coming to accept themselves for who they are. Two of them decided they were gay, and came out of the closet to their family and friends. Another girl had homosexual feelings, but she didn't really want to be gay. She was confused about her sexuality, and ended up getting support from her friends and family, and somehow managed to resolve her homosexual feelings and marry a guy.

Then, Mike, Michelle, and Nicole were all shocked when I told them about a cousin of mine who was once a lesbian, and was unhappy about her sexual feelings for women and went to therapy for a while to sort things out. She ended up getting married to a man, just like the girl in the video we saw. We're not sure how all this happened, because we thought people were born gay. So Mike and Michelle showed us a cartoon that pointed us to the American Psychological Association for more answers on homosexuality.

It turns out, some live a gay life, some seek another alternative. We are all free. Accept and appreciate differences.

~Xavier

Btw...if you want to find out more on what the American Psychological Association says about LGBT issues, see: http://www.apa.org/topics/sorientation.html

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