Matt Dawkins

Just recently, Matt Dawkins came out as a transgender in my school. In the this article he tells his story of the hard feelings he had to deal with throughout his whole childhood.

I knew Matt when he was a girl. I would go to summer camp with him and nothing really stood out to me that there was something wrong. When we got to middle school, everything seemed normal. When we got to high school I didn't see any change in how he acted.

The fact that someone could feel so much pain and not show it to the public is astounding. I didn't realize how much he went through in his head before his body changed. But I am glad that he did not go through the bullying everyone hears about happening on the news.

Many people, young and old, go through this across the globe and it makes you realize that the world is changing. 50 years ago, I don't think anyone could have predicted this level of social change and social acceptance. Now, I am not diluting myself into thinking that this world is fully accepting of gay, lesbian, and transgender people; I know that it isn't. But, you can not deny that we have made some headway in the matter.

Even in this time of riots in the streets for equal rights for African Americans, yet again, I am hopeful that we will only have this one time, fighting for equal rights for gay, lesbian, and transgender people. I hope that 50 years from now, the matter will be solved and we will not have to back track in history. I hope that everyone will accept everything that a person chooses, that you can live your life freely without looks on the street, or protests in front of businesses. But, then again, hope is for the delusional.

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I have recently decided that books are better than people.

Books will always be there for you. They will never leave your side. They love you as much as you love them. What more can you ask of something?

But, there are more reasons then that as to why books are better than people. When you are sitting alone waiting for someone or something, they will be there at your ready to transport you into a different world. They are there to give you a break in life. When you get tired of everyday being the same, going through the same routines, books are there to say. "Hey! I can give you something you crave!"

Once you get it, it's like a drug. You don't ever want to stop. But inevitably someone just has to interrupt you and ask a stupid question, like, "Excuse me, do you know what time it is?" or "Can you move, you're sitting on my jacket?" or "Miss, your train is about to leave now..." Well, you know what, this is why books are better than people, because as good as you may think people are, books will never interrupt you!

I don't know what it is about people. They have no consideration for readers. It is common sense that if you see someone on the phone you don't talk to them, or if someone has their headphones in they don't want to talk to you; well, why is it NEVER evident that if someone is reading, you DON'T talk to them either?!?!?!?! I just don't get it!

Anyway, there is one last reason why books are better than people and that is because sometimes, the book you are reading is so good, and the person you were talking to was so boring. It is that simple. Books are more interesting, more calming, and just plain better than people.