ABSTRACT
M y mom died when I was seven. I have six older brothers, and they pretty much raised me. My dad was working all the time, so I was in the streets a lot. I was in trouble a lot at school-always in the principal’s office. I
worried about what I was going to do when I grew up ’cause being a housewife
didn’t appeal to me. I knew I was gay in the back o f my mind, and I didn’t want
to be a gym teacher which is pretty much what is expected of the jock and the
lesbian. Even though when I was growing up the most important people in my
life were my coach and a gym teacher, I didn’t want to do what people expected.
