West Florence High School: A Teenage Hell

  If you could ask a group of young individuals about their high school experience, a  large amount of those people would have less then pleasant things to say. I am no different from that majority. I went to high school in a small town in South Carolina, where people use their own religious beliefs as a tool of biggotry. There were always speculations about who and what I was as a person. I was a constant target for homophobia and racism from peers, teachers and family alike. for a long time in my high school life, I was an outsider to society. I was at a constant battle with myself at first and wasn't even sure if I knew what I was. eventually I grew tired of rumors and constantly being bothered and thought to myself "If they knew, maybe they'll leave me alone". I couldn't have been more wrong. I gained some respect and made true friends, but overall I couldn't handle high school anymore and dropped out.