It can only get better from here, right?

Thursday, November 4, 2010

It can only get better from here, right?

Unless you’ve walked in my shoes you cannot know how hard life is for a gay teenager. It started in 7th grade my coming out year, insults flew at my left and right. Being gay is not something I chose. It’s something that just happened, why would I choose to be teased and laughed at everyday? Eight grade it was really bad I got into a sexual harassment issue. So I ran from my problems and went to a different high school than everyone else. But when I came back it only got worse. Now I go to C.D.S it can only get better from here right?

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About "Walk in our Shoes"

In October, 2010, the True Body Project brings an intergenerational "Walk in our Shoes" project to two EngAGE communities of active seniors and neighboring schools in Burbank and North Hollywood for a month-long residency.

Stacy Sims, founder of the True Body Project, asked the seniors and students to write to the prompt “Unless you've walked in my shoes, you cannot know ... ." The seniors and students then collaborated on a theatrical work, using their personal stories as the script.

The resulting theatrical works will be performed Country School Fifth Graders and Piedmont Senior Mentors at 7 pm at the Lankershim Arts Center in North Hollywood on November 3^rd, 2010 and by Burbank Community School Students and Burbank Senior Mentors at 7pm on November 4^th at The Burbank Senior Artists Colony.

These are the stories of the Burbank Community School Students and the Burbank Senior Mentors and friends.

The project is based on the highly successful model in Cincinnati, which asked residents of the community the same question. More than 100 people responded with stories and shoes, which were exhibited for two weeks during CincyFringe. Additionally, a theatrical work was created out of many of the stories and the performance received a nomination for Best Alternative show by the local CEA awards.

For more information about the True Body Project or EngAGE, visit their websites, below.