Personal Narrative: Single Gay Stereotypes

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Living most of my life in rural Illinois, I can only list off the other LGBT people I know on two hands. For three of my four years in high school, I’ve been the only out LGBT student in my entire school. I’ve had to be the poster child, the spokesperson for all things gay. I’ve had to simultaneously define and break every single gay stereotype in the book. I was the butt of every single gay joke, whether it was aimed directly at me or not. I’d like to say that I was completely strong and secure in who I was, but that would be a lie. I felt so alone, like I was some sort of black sheep. I was a 3rd class of human at my school. There were guys, girls, and then Brennen. I never fit in. There were so many questions constantly on my mind. The

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