LGBT Student Comes Out at Par High: 'I Am What I Am'
High school senior named 'class actor' admits he's been acting for a long time.
As the equality march moves forward across the United States, a person deciding to come out as gay or lesbian is not news the way it was 10 or 20 years ago. It is, however, eye-opening when such a revelation is made by a high school student in front of her or his classmates. That's exactly what happened at Parsippany High School this week, according to NJ.com. With the support of his family, a teacher and a few close friends, Jacob Rudolph, an 18-year-old senior, put aside his fears of discrimination and harassment and made a speech in front of 300 of his fellow students after he was proclaimed "class actor." And his father, Jonathan, was so proud of his son's courage that he put a video of the speech on YouTube. An excerpt from the speech…
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Citizen Jane
9:35 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
Way to go Jacob, my kid is a few years younger than you, but is in band with you and we've only known you as a fabulous trumpet player. We now admire you for standing strong and being brave enough to reveal yourself! You will make it easier for young people to be ok with themselves everywhere. We have no doubt that you will have a great future ahead of you! more ›