When I Was A Kid, And I

I'm An Agnosto-theist. I Cross Myself On Airplanes. I Pray When I'm Sick. When You're Sick I'll Keep You In My Thoughts; When I'm Sick, I'm Entreating A Higher Power.

When I Was A Kid, And I Was Odd, The Default Assumption Was That I Was Odd, Not That I Was Gay. Now When A Kid Is Odd In A Greensburg, Gay Or Straight, The Default Assumption Is Gay.

Ultimately Life Is Disease, Death And Oblivion. It's Still Better Than High School.

The Successes Of The Lgbt Civil Rights Movement And The More Prominent Role Openly Gay People Are Playing In The Public Eye Has Actually Turned Up The Temperature In Middle Schools And High Schools For Queer Kids.

A Lot Of Kids Are Bullied Because Of Their Sexual Identity Or Expression. It's Often The Effeminate Boys And The Masculine Girls, The Ones Who Violate Gender Norms And Expectations, Who Get Bullied.