I was obsessed with Bugsy Malone and had cut my hair short. I remember the halls were empty and these kids started shouting “faggot,” and I didn’t think they were talking to me. Walking home after leaving the nurse’s office—and I’ve never talked about this—I remember pressing on the bandage because I wanted it to look more dramatic. I had this inner monologue going of Humphrey Bogart, like, “being roughed up!” I was pretending I was in some gangster movie. It was oddly my way of dealing with it, because if I didn’t, I probably would have been really scared.
When you're told you're wrong by everyone, from society, from your faith - my self-esteem was crushed. I took my anger out on those around me. I look back now and realise I would bully people who I knew were gay."
Kristy McNichol has decided to come out to help stop bullying kids based on their sexual orientation. She hasn't been in the spotlight for years because she was diagnosed with being bipolar and as a result she ended her television career. She is best known for her roles on the shows Family and Empty Nest. Honestly, I don't remember either shows but I'm just trying to pretend I'm too young. She has lived with her partner Martie Allen for the past two decades and wanted to come out because she was approaching 50 and thought it was time to be open about who she is.
Lady Gaga has always been queer friendly and now she has started a campaign to promote self-acceptance and end anti-gay bullying through the launch of her Born This Way Foundation. She hopes to have the foundation focus on youth empowerment and issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development. Gaga is going to direct the foundation, along with and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. Together we hope to establish a standard of Bravery and Kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment.
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