Eventually, I won the right to attend school, but the prejudice was still there.
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
Listening to medical facts was not enough. People wanted one hundred percent guarantees.
My studies are important to me. I made the honor role just recently, with 2 A's and 2 B's.
Because of the lack of education on AIDS, discrimination, fear, panic, and lies surrounded me.
I'm just one of the kids, and all because the students at Hamilton Heights High School listened to the facts, educated their parents and themselves, and believed in me.