The M Word

I never used to tell people that I’m M-----.It’s not as if I forgot to mention it,as in:“oh it must have slipped my mind”,I just tried not to bring it up.Don’t get me wrong,I wasn’t ashamed of being a M-----.But it seemed likewhenever anyone found outthat I’m a M-----they automatically thought that I was some kind ofweird,up tight,goody goody two shoes,gay hating,polygamist.And I’m not.It felt like everyone expected meto be the perfect M-----and if I wasn’t,then I was a hypocrite.And I hated that.I once overheard two girls talking about me“she’s a M-----"the one girl said to the other.She said the word M-----as if it were a bad word,one that you only say in a whisper,because you don’t want other people to hear the scandalous word.That’s why I never told people I’m a M-----,because I didn’t like being a dirty word