My story is how I cope with the social stigma of being gay. I have been in a relationship with Addie for eight months. We are completely open about our relationship during school. We hold hands and walk each other to each class, contently. On the other hand, one cannot help but notice the stares: * * * * Each day, I post on Twitter song lyrics, how I am feeling, or just to have a conversation with my friends. One day, I was...

My name is Elisa Marielle Buttafuoco and I am a 17 year old high school senior. For a year and a half I have identified as lesbian openly. When I started dating my girlfriend I gained the label and it defined me. It is part of my innate characteristics to be entirely expressive in an honest way. My high school recognizes the different types of sexual orientations and means of gender identity expression and has a Gay-Straight Alliance club. We also...

I was applying for an LGBTQ+ activism/advocacy scholarship.

The culture! It is hard to find out what the students are like unless you...