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I never got beaten up, because I was a wisecracking jokester. I could make a bully laugh before he delivered a punch.

I grew up as a boy with aggression.

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

We live in a country where people still get beaten to death because of their sexual orientation.

I got beat up sometimes in the girls' bathroom.

I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?

I saw my brother have an altercation one time. He hit a guy with a left hook to the body and a right hand to the chin. He not only knocked the guy out, but out of wind. That stuck with me. It scared me.

My dad was a violent alcoholic. Really aggressive.

In high school, I could get beaten up all the time, or I could be something better. I became the court jester.