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There’s, you know, there’s all kinds of ***, and ultimately, I
know a lot of people feel like when it comes to *** there’s
gay, lesbian, bi, transgender – but it’s not just that. I mean,
technically, the definition of *** is somebody who doesn’t
have conventional, heteronormative sex, and before the, you
know, ‘peace and love’ revolution – you know what I mean –
even having sex outside of marriage was considered ***. So
really, you’re not, it’s not unique, it’s not separate – you’re just
like everybody else and it’s ok. So yeah, everybody’s a little bit ***.
I’ve experienced it quite bad, mostly just because I’m gay. It
does get better as time goes on though. People grow up,
[yeah, they do,] they do grow up.
I think it does get better, it does, it gets easier as it gets further
and further along. Even if that doesn’t sound very helpful, it
does get easier, and it does get better. I think, with the whole…
someone committing suicide thing, I just, I don’t know, you’ve
got to keep smiling, you’ve got to keep going, you can’t focus
on, you can’t focus on everything that’s negative, because it is
positive. You’ve got to have the people that keep you happy as
well as the people that will put you down. Because both sides of
it do get you through life – you are going to hit bad walls and
you are going to hit good walls. Each one you can get over.
I knew people who were self-harmers because of it and stuff
like that, and for me, now that I’m comfortable in my sexuality
and gender and all that kind of stuff, it’s much better, and there
are support groups, and there are people, and even if a lot
of the people you knew don’t accept it right away, the true
friends will, and… if you’re family and your friends and stuff like
that, the ones that really love you will understand, or support
you even if they don’t understand, and, in some ways the
ones that don’t, don’t deserve to be your friends and, I know
that sounds harsh, but there’s something good about finding
people who fit you better than the people you thought would
have fit you, and when you find people who are good friends,
or who are good partners, or who are loyal family members and
stuff like that, it’s really touching, and it’s really nice, and… nice
isn’t even a good word – it’s like, overwhelmingly good!
I had a bit of counselling, and I just feel more and more positive
now, and I can just talk to my mates about it if they ever feel
like… if they ever feel like committing suicide.
Don’t suffer in silence. It may be like, cliché or repeated
everywhere, but that’s… the crux. Do not suffer in silence – tell somebody – anybody.
Don’t keep quiet. It kills to keep it to yourself.
Believe me.
Like when I was younger, I was always worrying about coming
out and stuff like that and all that kind of thing, but – you’ve just
that, but I was in a relationship from 13 years old, and I was
with that boy for 4 years, almost 5 years. And I think basically,
you might be worried about certain things but you don’t need to
worry – being gay isn’t a hindrance.
People are all the same, but at the same time we’re all unique
and different in our own way as well. We should value each
other for all our differences, and our own views on life, and
other people. You know, if you’re gay, bisexual, lesbian,
transgender, or black, or you know religious, you know, we
should learn to respect people with different opinions because,
at the end of the day, you know we should stand up united,
and… basically just be ourselves and be happy, you know, and
learn to love each other for the person we are, and not the
person on the outside – learn to love the person on the inside.
If you really wanted to *** off a bully or something like that,
just smile and don’t take it in, and that pisses them off more
and confuses them, and, for me, if you’re really sad or upset,
you should talk to somebody, I mean you know they always
say, talk to a teacher, talk to that kind of person but, you don’t
have to talk to somebody who’s been through it all, you can talk
to a friend or whatever – you can talk to somebody else, you
know. Pain shared is pain halved, really.
They’d either speak to me or speak to someone they feel
confident in, they can confide in, and just – just be strong,
because you're going to hit walls in life, and people are going
to knock you down but ‘I get knocked down and I get up again’
is a very valuable song right now so yeah, it does get better.
It gets better…today!
It gets better.
It gets better.
It gets better!
It gets better today.