Two Teenagers in Twenty: Writings by Lesbian and Gay Youth Book

Sometimes, you should keep your opinions to yourself. However, upon reading this fascinating, heartbreaking, inspiring book, my opinions cannot be suppressed. At the same time, I find my opinions difficult to fathom in comprehensible context, because this book left me in complete awe.

I believe that love is love, and no matter what race, gender, or religion you are, you can love whoever you want. So, with this belief at hand, I found myself immersed in this book almost immediately. Most likely, this was the only non-fiction book I'd ever taken a liking to.

Reading about the several teens' and young adults' experiences in realizing they liked the same sex and coming out to their friends and families did, indeed, send me into an emotional roller-coaster. There are so many hardships involved in the lives of people in these situations. It's touching. It's heart-wrenching. It's mind-blowing.

Being able to go through the mindsets of the youth that went through the turmoil of discrimination for the sexual orientation is an experience I will never forget. This book is a book I will never forget. It made me feel strongly about those who are not accepted into society for their differences. As sappy as it may sound, it changed my perspective of the world, in a sense; I find myself more supportive of the LGBT community than I already was.

I recommend this book to all. Young, old; gay, straight--I feel that if every person takes the time to read such an exhilarating, inspirational book, more eyes would be opened to those in the situations presented in this very book.