Terrible lesbian rumor

The same thing happened to me when I was 14, we we're giggling like girls do and just chatting about crushes etc. and I said something about liking girls.

Next day, my life had turned into hell, wherever I went, I had "lesbian" shouted at me, my legs kicked, laughed at and even my grandparent's car was spat on.

This went on till I was 16.

I can't suggest how to cope except for to be defiant and stay strong. People are hateful. Strange thing is, I couldn't see why it was a big issue...

Wooow that's awful. You sound like a really decent and kind human im sorry you are surrounded by such ignorant bastards. How to help yourself though....

Try building up a greater defense so that these comments don't depress you and affect your life since your obviously a bigger and better person.

Also get tough if you need to. These people are being horrible so maybe you should take a strong stand and tell them to buzz off while standing for what you believe in. After a hardship like this im sure you will become a better and stronger person. :) goodluck

Go to the school board that runs the school or whatever agency is in charge of it and put those ignorant people in their place... Maybe u can do something with filing some kind of defamation of character or something like that. Talk to a counsellor to see if their some agency they can refer you to to deal with this issue. You might even be able to get the law involved in it. I dunno I just thought I should suggest something. Hope this helps! If all else fails...kick their ass!!!

Wow! Some people are just..disgusting. I am so sorry this happened to you. Ignore those fascist pigs because only you know who you truly are. You are probably really beautiful and have a great personality and they are jealous of your husband and children. Good luck!

They are bitch asses, go get an mp40 and tear them up! I=even if u were lesbo why would it matter? How did a teacher find out about it anyway? Wth kind of neighborhood do u live in??? Dont be afraid to stand up to these people, you hear someone mumbling under their breath, look back and say "Who the hell do you think you are, you're the lesbo, why are you looking at me like a homo? You bitch ass!" Say that, make sure you learn to fight cuz they might come at u but then beat their ass.

In this world people hate for any rfeason. Ignorance rules, contiune to stand up for yourself..

People are idiots but it's just words. Don't let it affect you so much. I know it's easier said than done but seriously..sit down and think about it. Are you honestly going to let name calling ruin your life?

I was in a situation when I was about 11 and I thought I was gay and made the mistake of telling people I thought were my friends. Then, till I was about 12 or 13, I was repeatedly bullied and I even considered suicide.

I feel bad for you. This is insane. I thinking you could get a restraining order, but can you get one against a whole community? If they threaten you, you can get one. There was a man that got a restraining order against his son's bully, but that's different. These people are out of line and need to grow the fuck up! Even if you were gay, it would be none of their damn business. This is disturbing. If you can't take legal measures with them, maybe you could sell the house and move in with a relative that lives far away. Then, when you get enough money, you can by a place of your own.

Good Luck!

Wait the school called you gay and meant it accusingly? That's just fucking bad. And added that you have saud you aren't gay. I have nothing on gays, but when people rip on them if they truly are or not (like you) that's just rude. You need to report that to someone with authority. Those people should not be around kids if they can't keep their thought to themselves.

I'm straight and I stand up for lgbt rights too and I have been accused of being lesbian myself by a few people but luckily haven't been by a lot of people or physically/verbally abused about it like some people have. I don't know why people find homosexuality being so bad to where they hate on people and hurt them. You cant change the world you can only change yourself. If I were you I'd continue working with that group and stand up for yourself if you stand up to them they'll probably back down. Good luck with everything and my heart goes out to you and your family

Start a tag team strike force with your husband and systematically sleep with the married men of those gossiping women while he gets oral from them. Take pictures and then anonymously send the incriminating evidence to the opposite party as a secret santa gift.

All that I can say is that I'm very sorry to hear that that is a horrible situation.

Talk about abuse. Rumors are a bitch. And they are unsquashable.

You should also contact the Trevor project even if your not gay this kind of thing is still abuse and is rude and possibly illegal in some instances they help people deal with things like this. Also thank you so much for standing up for lgbtq people i have lots of respect for you for that and your awesome because of it :)

Thanks for all your comments. I'm glad to know that there are others who think like me.
@Vyzr - I couldn't agree with you more. Even is I were gay, why should you give a rat's ass? This is a very close knit community in the suburbs of Atlanta. The place I used to work for was a charity that has connections with just about every single business and church in the area. This rumor spread like wildfire. It really just pisses me off. It's a shame.

@randomjelly - You're right. I shouldn't let them get to me, but it's hard not to. I didn't do anything to anyone. I really am all about peace.

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