April 2011
4 posts
Terry's Story: Frozen in Time
Terry, now 37, grew up in Michigan, in a small town of a few thousand people called Caro. As Terry describes it, being gay in this isolated and conservative enclave was a terrifying experience. “Gender was policed with violence,” Terry recalls. “There was one kid that I had sort of a secret relationship with on and off for years… he was beaten. Like, weekly. Just for...
“My father at this time was really all about the bible, so once he found...”
– Fernando, age 24, on the long road to acceptance.
“If I feel I need to push the subject then [my parents] are perfectly willing to...”
– David, age 23.
““At the time, one of my friends had come out as gay, and he was dating a...”
– Maggie, age 18.