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The gut-wrenching choice to come out

It’s kinda funny, if you think about it, how words have so much power. I mean, it’s startling how what appear to be a completely random collection of syllables and letters can change your life.

When you say the words “I love you,” you can complete your life; with the words “I’m guilty,” you can relinquish your freedom, and with the words “I’m gay,” you can change the way the world, and other people, define you.

I think it’s about time you know I’m gay, not that it’s important or anything; but to tell the story of my freshman homecoming, it’s a fact you need to know.

I’m only going to tell you about part of it though, and that is the part that is important to me, the memory that I know I will always keep. -- By Zach Brokenrope

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