This isn't a critique thingy but if you wanna, feel free I love it! Btw, this is long (about a story)
So I have to write a short story as an assignment in class. The teacher said to write something close to you and something you can be proud to turn in for the writing competition. Well I decided to bring some awareness to my city, that's somewhat homosexual friendly and decent(ish) towards trans. I just gotta stay out of the smaller towns or say, "i'm a guy, my name is Latrell." So this story is to bring some light to these situations.
Basically its centered in Chicago Heights, but at a Catholic School. I'm using what I'm learning about Catholic schools, friends who have gone or are going to catholic schools, and my grandmother and aunt who have to make it more realistic. The main character is the feminine/religious version of me. Her family is an extremely religious version of mines (and we have very religious members so I got that). Her friend is her homophobic best friend (strangers), and she dates a guy to get her parents off her butt. Now she has a guy best friend who's like a brother named Latrell (go figure) and this is where it goes LGBT. Latrell is a transgender and transitioned from female to male when he was 17 (Okay so he's future me) and in the story he's 23. Now theres a chick named Alex, or Alexis, and she's the more stud/less transgender version of me. Basically your everyday stud lesbian who's attracted to Alicia (main character).
Now the story takes a turn of events in the homosexual world (couldn't think of a better way to put it) when Alicia begins to think, again it's not the first time, that she might actually have feelings for a girl and particularly Alex. She's always thought she was bi but denied it due to her religion and claimed it was because she keep questioning it. She confesses to Latrell who later or during (can't decide yet) that tells her that he's a transgender. He then goes on to explain the hardships he went through, discrimination, and why he even ended up in Chicago Heights. (supposed to shed light on some serious issues transgenders can end up facing, ever watch Boys Don't Cry?) Then Alicia begins to have coming out adventures with Alex at various parties or something I haven't come up with yet. Anyway, Alex and Alicia DO date but pretend to be friends and I purposely add parts where people think they're dating, they pretend not to be, and they are told good, oh thank God, or 'thought you were ->-bleeped-<-gots' every now and then to add some comments I've been told myself various times to show some stuff people say.
Well Alicia tells her parents, who happily kick her out and she moves in with Alex, which is where I'm currently at and almost done with. They also find out about Latrell somehow, they will I know that much, but there's a huge argument scene with them and him.
So anyway Alicia living with Alex is where I'm at. The story is really supposed to shed light on lots of LGBT points of view and I'm even looking to add a gay boy because I got the LBT all I need is the G (lol didn't mean to rhyme or nothing). But is the initial concept good or not? Am I going too far with the touchy subject or am I good? Any ideas are welcome, I'm trying to make this story as real as possible!
