In the early 2000s, in my home town, identifying as anything other than resolutely heterosexual was like being an alien – or a Nazi
Another teacher, seeking to contain the situation, thought it was appropriate to ask me whether I had, in fact, kissed another girl – as if that would excuse or explain the abuse I was receiving. I was far too ashamed to tell my parents about why I was terrified to go to school.
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