Bensonhurst native writes away bullying
He was nearly bullied to death.
That’s the reason Bensonhurst native Christopher Rosalie pennedan autobiographical memoir of the same name this year, explainingwhat he went through growing up as a gay child in the 1970s.
I was beaten up for being gay. I was called a faggot’ and aqueer,’ which was a demeaning word back then, Rosalie explained,noting that he attended P.S. 212, Cavallaro Junior High andLafayette High School. When you hear those things enough, youbegin to believe them.