Kayla Comes Out To Entire High School

What an amazing video to watch.  While watching the video, I only wished that I could have been as strong while in High School. But those were different times, a different mindset for most folks.  You can't imagine how hard it was for all of us.  I sometimes look back wondering which friends, or who all could have been gay in school; those who never came out for fear of retribution.

Kayla came out to her entire high school while most of us spent the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday working or at home relaxing.  She tells them that she is just like them, but just happens to be attracted to other girls.  "I want to break the silence," Kayla tells the school. "And I want to make one thing very clear: I didn't choose to be gay. Facing this reality was the most challenging thing I've had to do in my entire life. … I want to fall in love with someone one day, and I want to walk down the street and hold her hand. … And eventually, I want to marry her. I want to buy a house with her."

I truly commend her for having the courage to go up during a school assembly and coming out. She is doing this for those who need help during a time of hate and violence in our country; where young students are killing themselves for fear of being outed or simply being labeled as a homosexuals.  She just helped hundreds of people in the world, and I'm going to help her by sharing this video on my blog and on Facebook.  If one person can make a difference, imagine what we can do as a family.