Manny, Justin, Chanel and Charice, all 17, from Robert F. I’m not going to lie and tell you it’s not.I promise once you come out and feel comfortable as a LGBTQIA person, you will feel that support from a community who understands what you have been through,' Tyler says. He assures young, struggling queer youth that they will find accepting people as well. While Tyler seldom saw examples of queer folk around him growing up, his mother accepted him. Coming from small neighborhood in Borough Park absent of many gay residents, “I can just be myself and not worry about what anyone else thinks of me.” I feel safe being surrounded by people who understand what I’ve been through,” says Tyler, 19.
