By: Bethany

Right now I'm living in the deep south of Georgia in a very small town and it is so difficult. It's actually the reason why I'm still in the closet (I will be moving next year though because I'm transferring schools). I'm in college so the topic of homosexuality is brought up a lot in my philosophy/ethics classes and my psychology classes and it is always painful to hear just the ignorance from so people, including professors sometimes. I do like these articles though because while I hate living where I am now, I still miss the small town in North Carolina where I grew up. It makes no sense because it is just as conservative there as it is here but it just feels like home. I can't change my roots or break the connection with a place that is still home to most of my family. It makes matters even more complicated when some of the people I respect the most (my grandmother, great-grandmother) represent the same ignorant homophobic mentality that is alienating me from people in Georgia.