Born this way ~creek~

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Craig stood behind his parents while clutching on his sign.'Adam and eve,not Adam and Steve.' It read.

Craig watched as people with rainbows painted on their faces and men dressed as woman yelling at his parents and their group.Craig was one of the only 5 kids to be in that group.He was only 7 and had no idea what had been going on.

"Who are you to tell me who I love and who I want to be with?!And what kind of parents are you to bring your child here and force him to hold a sign?!" A woman holding hands with another woman yelled at Craig's parents.

Craig held onto his mother's leg as she yelled back saying stuff like 'god hates you!You're going to hell,he loves us because we are actually his children,you are the devils children!' And horrible things like that

Craig looked over and saw a boy with blond long hair standing across the fence where the other people dressed in rainbow were.He had rainbow face paint on and carried a rainbow flag,along with several colored necklaces and bracelets.It was obvious the young boy was at least around Craig's age.The boy stared back before reading the sign.

Craig noticed and instantly put it down.Craig continued staring at the blond boy as he stared back.The boy was holding his hands against the fence gripping it staring at craig.Craig reached his hand forward to touch his as an act of peace.The boy reached his hand as well when another boy with blond hair and an orange jacket ran towards them and grabbed the boys hand.

"Come on!They are singing already!" He exclaimed smiling.His smile had a missing tooth,on his cheek was a bandaid that was worn out.The boy dragged the blond the whole way to the middle.Craig tip toed to look over to see where the boys had gone.He noticed the blond was looking back at him before disappearing into the crowd.Before Craig could do anything else,his mother lifted up his sign.

"Son,no.Don't put down your sign boy,now come on we have to go before they start their faggy anthem." His father said putting his hand on Craig's shoulder.Craig looked up at his father.He was a plus sized man with red hair.He was very intimidating which made Craig sometimes afraid of him.Craig nodded before walking to the car as his little sister ruby followed.

She had a small piece of paper that read'I'm loved by god,quit being a queer and be loved too.'Ruby and him didn't understand any of this,but their parents had always taught them being with the same sex gender,is wrong.You could go to hell.

Craig,of course,didn't want to go to hell,same with Ruby.The two went to a catholic school,it was extremely religious talking about things they would speak about in church.Craig was the best In class,due to being told many things.

Leading up to his teen years,Craig had soon started to understand the whole concept.He couldn't understand why people hated others so much.He thought that as long as somebody was perfect for someone,then they deserved to be together.

Craig has been to many pride parades over the years with his family,he would carry signs with his sister and they would be forced to shout horrible things to people who felt comfortable the way they were.When Craig was 13,He started going to a more mature catholic school,where they taught many more things about hating gays,trans,etc.

Craig became a preacher to the school giving speeches about god and how people should learn to appreciate what he does.By the time he was 14,he started to get amazing looks.Craig would occasionally speak at church now.By the time he was 15,he became one of the Youngest pastors in the town of South Park.

Craig had obviously loved god like his family,but for some odd reason he never hated others for not believing in what they believe or,being like them.

When Craig was little,he had a best friend named Clyde.Clyde is still his best friend.They both went to loui Ann's,a private catholic High school.Clyde had been the only one out of the two to get a girlfriend,but something was off with her.Her name was Bebe,and she went to their school.Bebe was friends with a girl Wendy though,who went to the public school in the town where they throw pride parades every year.

Craig had thought it was weird but said nothing of it in order to not piss off his friend.Craig had thought of Clyde as a weird person.Ever since they were 10,Clyde had always talked about what it would be like in pride parades.Craig had to admit,it looked very comforting there.He never felt out of place there,or uncomfortable around them.But What Craig had found interesting was that every year he and his family had went there to protest,he would always see the same people.

A boy with dirty blond hair and an orange parka with jeans that both had patches and dirt on them.A boy with a blond faded cut with a scar on his eye who would always be holding the dirty blonds hand at all times. A boy with black hair and a blue and red poofball hat who would always hold a boy with curly red hair and a green hats hand.But lastly was an oversize boy with a blue and yellow hat who was always alone but just annoyed the boy with red curly hair.

Then there was the one who Craig would always catch looking at him,the one with blond long hair that went everywhere.The boy had made Craig somehow,nervous to be around.He was never nervous around the drag queens his father would yell at but he was always nervous at this particular boy.The boys would always be seen wearing rainbow colors and rainbow clothes with face paint on.

Craig sighed as he fed his guinea pig.Craig would never go to one of those pride parades because they had always made him feel like a betrayer to god.

But he knew that he didn't want to be a with part of people who hate on others just because of who they love and choose to be with the rest of their life.

But things do change,

For the better.