Reply #87: I'm ready!

[tedoll78]

I was born in Metairie, and spent my childhood in Kenner. While that may be a suburb of New Orleans, I also spent most of my time in private Catholic schools.. a pretty conservative environment. I remember many kids in my class with "David Duke" stickers on their notebooks and binders. A few of them even had "KKK" written on their textbook covers. {and this was grade school.. :(}

Went to an all-boys' Catholic high school in Metairie (you can guess which one). By 6th grade, I'd figured out that I was gay, so my plan was to lay-low until college. Worked like a charm, but the attitudes in school were also pretty clear. In my freshman year there, two athletes (a wrestler and a football player) were caught "playing" with each other in a locker room bathroom stall. In the following days, we prayed for them at the beginning of each class. (nevermind that I wanted to meet those guys.. :P)

The divide between New Orleans proper and Kenner/Metairie is much larger than I'd thought. When I move to New Orleans, I'll be careful about where I choose to live. It'll be sooo wonderful.. :D