My Homosexuality In Theatr Theatre Class

My entire life I was brought up by a devoutly Christian family. I was raised with strict moral values that directly corresponded with the Bible. I also had a very protected childhood. My parents tried to watch over me everywhere I went. They were able to do this very efficiently when I was in elementary school because I went to a Christian private school. Unfortunately for them, that private school only went up to sixth grade, and after much begging and compromising, I was able to convince them to let me go to public school afterward. Public school was so much different from private school, but the few kids I met held very similar beliefs to me, so I was able to fit in almost seamlessly. I eventually made it to high school, and that’s when my counselor put me in theatre class. This is when I discovered that not everyone is like me, but eventually, I also learned that this is not necessarily a bad thing. …show more content…
In all my life I had never met anyone who was open about his or her absence of faith in God or who were so open about their homosexuality. In theatre class, I met several kids who were very open and up front about it, and to be honest, it made me very uncomfortable. One kid, who was trying to belittle all believers around him and convince them that there could not possibly be a God out there, said loudly, “You really believe there’s a Man up in the sky who allows every

atrocity in the world to happen but still has unconditional love for you?” At first, I shied away from having to interact with these people. I tried very hard to only spend time with the kids who shared similar beliefs to mine. However, it was only a matter of time before I was forced to interact with the “different”