Dictionary Makes Gay Teen Feel Less Alone

A smudge on the entry for "homosexuality" in the local library's dictionary revealed to Don an important fact: he was not alone.

[kurthartle]

I salute this man's courage and honesty, and all the story segments he's shared!

[georgej]

I don't know if this man will see my comment but I hope he does. You have an extreme talent for telling stories! I have watched all of your videos on here and your voice is so calming and friendly, I can tell you have an excellent vocabulary too. I wish you all the best, your stories are inspiring!

[crtxoo]

this is sad and amazing.
thank you for this project.

[ABC_DEF]

This resonates with me, as a teenager during the 1970s. I used to look up the dictionary as well, making sure that no one could see me do it. My school had a large library, and I used to take books and look up "homosexuality" in the index. But the only thing I could find was a study of suicide, in which homosexuality was listed as a cause. I used to creep back to the library from time to time and look up that book on suicide. Apart from the occasional newspaper reports of people being exposed and ruined for being gay, it was my only source of information about homosexuality until I was nearly twenty.

[ConservativeAnthem]

This guy's lovers thought sleeping with him was similar to mounting a baked potato with butter, salt and cream cheese.