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Transcript : UNIT 1 LESSON 3 PAGE 14 activity 6<br />
my worst years were in middle school. I was coming to terms with my sexuality,<br />
and I was terrified of people knowing I was gay. I was constantly put down for not<br />
fulfilling the gender roles I was expected to excel at. I wasn’t good at sports. I<br />
didn’t talk a certain way. My body language was not masculine enough. The<br />
music and movies I liked were too feminine. I literally had to pretend someone I<br />
was not and that still wasn’t enough to satisfy my peers.<br />
Bullying is verbal (and even physical) abuse, and it is incredibly hard to heal from<br />
— it can stay with you for years and destroy your concept of yourself. I lost sight of<br />
who I was. I specifically remember being 14 years old, looking at myself in a mirror,<br />
and trying to convince myself I was straight, today, I am 21, all my family accepts<br />
and respects me . I am studying, I learned how to speak a second language, I got<br />
a boyfriend and I have many dreams to fulfill.<br />
For a long time, community members, teachers, and parents viewed bullying as a<br />
"normal phase" or "kids being kids" or "a part of growing up." We need to change<br />
our perception of bullying. Bullying is not normal, not acceptable, and does not<br />
have to be a part of this generation’s school experience. We can change the<br />
world, everyone is unique but everyone has to be equally treated.
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