MY STORY

I was born in the late 1960s. As a child I had many questions concerning the confusion I was having in regards to what I found attractive or appealing. There was no one to talk to. Or at least I felt I had no one to talk to. I was raised in a strict Roman Catholic household where you were taught what is right and what is wrong according to the Bible. If you had thoughts or feelings outside that belief, it was bad. You needed to suppress those thoughts. My dad being an old school military man, was definitely not someone I could approach to talk to about my sexual feeling. My mom would not dare oppose my dad’s opinions. I felt embarrassed to talk to my friends about it. I had to internalize my thoughts and feelings and work them out myself. Depression was a large part of my life growing up.

As the years went on I learned to suppress certain sexual urges. And to suppress any idea of exploring them. Playing in many sports, and being involved in many public activities I was scared to act out and make my desires public. I didn’t think I could handle the rejection that would come with that.

Now as I am in my 50s I have totally put all that behind me not wanting to break out of the skin I created for myself. I feel, it would isolate me and I would just be creating an environment of loneliness, which I do not want to explore. No one should have to feel that way.

No one should be discriminated against for any ideas of Self. I struggled for most of my life with my identity. I let social pressures and the people that surrounded me to influence my views on myself and others quite significantly.

I created a song, video and apparel that I hope will be inspirational and uplifting so that you may more easily stand up for everything that encompasses your identity.

Break free. Be yourself before you feel that you can’t anymore.