We Owe Each Other
Being a young lesbian at an ultra-conservative state university (often sited in polls as being the most conservative public school in the US), I clung to the small group of friends I had. We were the freaks who didn’t fit in because of our sexuality, the way we dressed, the music we listened to, the politics we advocated, the civil rights we supported.
Now, I seek out and offer assistance whenever I can to gay youth groups and certain individuals who seem to have had a particularly tough road as they try to find their way through young adulthood.
There are so many organizations established to provide assistance and support to students and young people that belong to certain religious organizations or share a certain ancestry. In certain conservative parts of the US, young gays are virtually on their own as they struggle to grow up and find their place in an increasingly impersonal world.
We owe it to each other — because no one else is going to do it — we owe it to each other to help each other.
Take the time to offer support, assistance, guidance, and strength. If you are an out and proud youngster, don’t be afraid to ask for and accept help.
