So after a long fight within myself and playing events in my head of my older brother freaking the F out, that didn’t even happen. It was like a normal conversation. For the longest time, I really thought that he would go off on me and freak out which is why I neglected to tell him but I feel SO MUCH BETTER. IT”S LIKE A HUGE WEIGHT HAS JUST BEEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS!!!!!! I Can FINALLY START BEING MY TRUE SELF IN MY HOUSE!!!! Like I don’t have to hide anymore! Like we were laughing and carrying on because of how accepting he was. At the end of it, He told me that he still loves me and will always love me because I’m his brother and he won’t judge me at all!!!! I still have my biggest battle with my friends and my father but I promise you that I feel soo FREEE!!!!!!!!!! I Love being in the LGBTQ+ Community and I can Finally say that I’m in the right direction on truly becoming Happy!!!

Back when the semester first started, I told everyone about my journey and how I have to hide from my family and friends. As the semester went on and I joined the LGBTQ+ Student Union at UMBC, It has made me more comfortable with my journey and sexuality. I’ve been to events and I can honestly say that it has made me a more happier person. I went to my first LGBTQ+ speed dating event and that was amazing! I’m still not completely out to my family and friends who are homophobic and transphobic but I’m getting to that point where I want to tell them and not care or have to hide who I am anymore. Of course I love them and want them in my life but if they can’t accept the real me and the person I am becoming then that’s their fault not mine. I’m so sick and tired looking over my shoulder or being afraid of my family finding out and then being judged! LIKE THIS MY LIFE! If you can’t accept the person I am then there is the DOOR!!! I don’t want that Negative Energy in my Life!!! I want to be free!!! I want to live my life and have this HUGE ASS Weight off my shoulder! (Sorry for the swear word Professor) I’m just getting emotional writing this post lol but Honestly.. This is who I am and This my life!! I still have ways to go but I’m slowly learning more about myself every single day. At the end of this, I just you guys to know that not only am I an Ally but a Member!! and It feels soo Damn Good to say that!!!!!!!!! (Again Sorry in advance).

I think I speak for everyone when I say that College should be free or at least a much cheaper price than what colleges offer. We as college students wake up early, come to class, do assignments, and then go back to work just to pay for college and try to support our lives while also trying to reach our dreams. Once we finish college, its like…well what now?? The life after college is a huge mystery because you could start working your dream job right after college or work a regular 9-5 and be miserable. Its really rare to get THAT DREAM job smack out of college. The amount of money that college students spend just to try to get that job is crazy and its never enough which puts our mental states in bad spot sometimes. The lack of sleep, eating, stress that we get from cramming exams, trying to pitch resumes, finishing assignments, and projects just isn’t worth all that money.

Who was the person who made the call to have people pay for college?? We would like to know man cause college should be free or at least a reasonable price and I’m not just talking about community college. College in general. We shouldn’t be in debt years down the line and feeling bad or regretting college because the amount of money that we owe after graduation. Gradation should be the happiest part of finishing but sometimes its not because students realize the amount of many that they owe once they’re done if they’re not on scholarships or have a real good job to pay it off in a couple of years. Moral of this story is……Stop making College stressful and overpriced! Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.