They have their girlfriends and they have their man too. But they d never walk through that door because they think it means they re going to be labeled. In my neighborhood there are 101 homes and one home where a minority lives. But that s class as well. Jacksonville is very split on class lines.
Young people coming out have different experiences, no matter what class they are.
It can be good or bad. Families can be accepting, or not. Being lower class is just one more barrier, though. The more things you have working against you the harder it is. It s interesting because the majority of people who call our information line are lower class African-American males who don t have any way to get here.