Forgave Myself For 13 Years Of Self-Hate Summary

Justin Maffett’s article “At 22, I Forgave Myself for 13 Years of Self-Hate” was published in Huffington Post in December 14th, 2015. The article’s purpose is to inform readers how the author learned his own identity. The main idea of the article is the author forgave himself for 13 years of self-hate because he is black and gay. Firstly, the author knew his skin made others uncomfortable and he hid it. He hid his skin behind his clothes, cadence, and private education. Secondly, he came out when he was fifteen because of helplessness, he is black and gay. No friends congratulate or encourage him, he was uncomfortable and offensive. Thirdly, the experiences at an all-male camp made him confident, because he learned how to exist and thrive. He was raised when he hid that he was gay. Finally, he failed to
After 13 years, the author does not to hide he is black and gay. The author adapted who he is, and he has succeeded to reclaim his story.
I felt the same with the author because I had the same experience as the author. I hid the truth that I am deaf until I went to deaf college in Tianjin, China. For me, it was a pain to show that I am a deaf because my classmates from elementary school laughed at me, and my relations felt that I am a wretched child. Therefore, I cut my hair to hide my hearing aids before middle school because I didn’t want people to see them, and I didn’t believe that I am deaf. In addition, I hid my hearing aids in my high school too, and I refused to talk to my classmates because I didn’t want them to find