William Reed:
CLASS OF 1973
Long Beach High SchoolClass of 1973
Long beach, MS
Long Beach High SchoolClass of 1973
Long beach, MS
Saint Thomas SchoolClass of 1968
Long beach, MS
William's Story
Its Bill or Billy as you all know me.
I'm a bitter, middle aged gay man (I cant use the word that you all used when referring to me) who came from a town that looked at me as queer, fat, misfit, and an outcast. I couldn't say that I had a best friend while at LBHS and I have never been to a class reunion to chum up with the people that were cruel and degrading. Who would want to relive those "good times". About the only time I ever felt as a part of the Class of 73 is when we were building the homecoming float over at Lynn Hayward's home and Lisa Lion showed me how to make one of those silly little pom poms that were used to decorate the float. Of course, we won the best float.
One of the most humiliating moments in my high school days was the day that Mr. Roman Garriga (Queen of Deception) turned his chair around and started laughing at the book repo...Expand for more
rt I was presenting to the class which caused the entire classroom to burst into uncontrollable laughter, but I managed to not lose control and returned to my seat. I would not have given the satisfaction of displaying how tremendously hurt, embarassed, and belittled I felt because of one of our esteemed faculty members who were in charge of inspiring and encouraging us.
I finally was fortunate to meet a teacher at Phillips College in a speech and writing class who helped me to get over my fear of public speaking and built my self esteem and courage. Funny how I can only remember the names of the people who hurt me and not helped me.
Yeah, I know. TV drama, right? Poor me? well you can read in to it as much as you want to but my 4 years at LBHS were a living hell for me and I cannot ignore the impact that it had on my life and the way I look at it now.
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