20 | June | 2012 | The Mind & Musings of RicoRacer Flux

Stand4Love – Free Supporters Pin by DAHLINKS

This amazing supporters pin was created by the team at DAHLINKS Jewelry to show their support in the STAND4LOVE Campaign.

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***A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE DAHLINKS TEAM FOR MAKING THIS PIECE OF JEWELRY. IT REALLY IS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED***

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RICORACER FLUX: WHY I STAND4LOVE…

My Life has not been a fairy tale and I wish I could tell you that everyone has been accepting of who I am. It has been very difficult growing up gay in a small community with a deeply religious family. I have always known I’m different for as long as I can remember, even at 5 years old. I knew right away that it was something I needed to hide because while I was growing up, I’ve been taught that homosexuality is a sin and I should be ashamed and punished for who I am. At 12 years old, I tried to kill myself but was unsuccessful. I was alone, helpless and hopeless during my teen years until I met a friend who taught me that who I am is okay. At 16, my parents found out that I’m gay. They forced me to be committed in a mental institution for “shock” treatments to “cure” my gayness. I refused. They gave me a choice…SHOCK THERAPY or MOVE OUT. I remember that night very well. It was raining and cold. I grabbed several of my clothes in a garbage bag and head out on my own. The last thing I heard from my parents that night was “From now on, you are dead to us. It would have been better if you have cancer than being gay.” I remembered taking the train not knowing where to go, crying my eyes out. I don’t know how I survived but somehow someway I did. I worked two full time jobs nonstop back to back to put myself through school. Now, I own my own home and I’ve made my own “family” who loves me for who I am.