Sunday, January 23, 2011

All Colors

Amanda Perham, Senior, believes in equality. She is bisexual and feels she isn't treated like she should.

"There's a lot of girls who are afraid I'm gonna hit on them." Perham said. "I'm always afraid people are gonna be judgemental."

Still she is happy she came out, "I don't feel depressed or locked up."

But there's more. She has lupus. "It pretty much screwed my chance of me graduating this year." She's on six, yes, six medications.

As she talks she also talks to a variety of people around her showing her acceptance and belief in equality.

"Really and truly I'd say that I don't see how you can say that bi, gay, or lesbian is wrong cause I mean it's been around forever." She said. "I don't think you can categorize if it's right or wrong cause right for one person may be wrong for another."

She said she had more lesbian friends than bi and said it was actually hard to find other bi friends.

She said it was hard and she was kicked out of her church and school and was accepted by some friends but rejected by others. She said she felt this way since seventh grade.

To parents of kids who are bi or gay or lesbian she said this:

"You should accept your child for who they are and if you love your child and you want them to be happy, accept them."

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