EARLY RELEASE: IF I WERE A BOY GLEE

This scene and song always makes me feel so emotional. It reminds me of my high school experience and how terrifying something as simple as using a bathroom was, how much bullying I faced while not having the support that Unique had.

Jay Johnston

guilty

Luke Dennis

youre welcome sweety <3 I bet you SLAY in those heels!

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

This song and “I Know Where I’ve Been” are two of the best songs by her and maybe top 10 in the entire series.

WizWheezes

thank you aubrey for your kind words at the end, ive been in similar situations im 18 and im my college i wear heels and womens clothing everyday, so this song speaks to me.

Luke Dennis

I;m so sorry hun! I was fat in highschool and would have food thrown at me or pig noises in class. It was horrible! It wasn't until I left my abusive home life and moved away before I was able to start loving myself. Therapy, books, and singing are what helped me lose the pounds of pain I was carrying. I'm sending you love right now. You are beautiful. You are loved. You are worth it.

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

Thank you for being YOU even in the hard times <3

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

ABSOLUTELY!

Audrey McDonald ( Songs From A Suitcase)

You should react to Nellie from "The Glee Project" singing this song. I would say her version is so authentic.

Cai R

Glee was sure ahead of its time talking about these issues.

Cai R

I love that you reacted to this! As a trans-man this moment hits hard… thank you for making your channel a safe space!

Hamilton

It was so heartbreaking and beautiful I love that your page is page is a safe place for all people I have been judge because I'm overweight and people assume I'm lazy .I know it's not the same as being transgender or gay but I do understand about being judged I have been made to feel like I don't matter even by family members but luckily I have friends who live and support me unconditionally

Valerie Fischer

By far my favourite Unique song. I still get choked up. That pain was not fake. They were hurting both the character and actor. I struggle with seeing that level of hate and abuse. Why\how can so much evil be acceptable practice? Depressing as it is that shit is still happening.... And schools allow it. The teachers don't understand and the ones that do are not allowed to teach equality. It sucks it is not fair and in my home hate is not allowed. My son has been raised to be kind...and he knows good and well mama has zero tolerance for being a phobic bully asshole to anyone.

LisaMarie_82

The people double checking if they're in the right bathroom is something I also experiance almost everyday. I'm a lesbian woman that has A LOT of male traits and lately I even go to the farthest bathroom at school becaus usually they are empty so I don't get questioning looks or comments, because even if you're a strong confident person, after a time it starts to wear you down.

I am so sorry 😞 I feel you. I’m 26 now and I also grew up in a catholic family and went to catholic schools in Syria and I didn’t even have access to GLEE when I needed it the most. I first watched glee when I moved to Germany at 19 and I started to see all these characters that are like me on other shows like Grey’s anatomy and Pretty little liars and it was then that I started to accept myself. So now I’m in therapy to work through all those years of trauma and it’s shows like these that feel like a warm hug that we keep coming back to cause they feel safe♥️ After I finished Heartstopper on Netflix I was in an emotional roller coaster even though it was a happy ending! I felt crushing loneliness and depression. After a while I realised that I was grieving my teenage years and the teenage love and those innocent early experiences that I never had and will never have. All that Trauma that’s associated with being LGBT+ resurfaced again and even though I am so happy for this new generation that get to experience these things I can’t help but feel sad for myself and so many people around the world who don’t get to be who they really are. Sorry for this long reply but I also needed to get this out after reading your comment and maybe to let you know that we’re all in this together. ♥️

Samir

Another fantastic reaction. Unique is such a special character. She does something that I really don't agree with at one point, but overall she's awesome. And Alex's voice is truly remarkable. Also you don't have to worry about the guys there, all the season 4 newbies are really cool and supportive. They're a great bunch and you're going to love them I'm sure. 💕 What I say next will be really long and I'm sorry. I just need to get this out. I love what you said about your Patreon being a safe space, I definitely feel that way. I am one of those people you talked about who grew up in a homophobic and transphobic household. My parents are devout Catholics and from a young age they taught me that being LGBT+ is wrong and immoral. And I went to a Catholic primary school (I think they're called elementary schools in the USA) and they taught me the same thing there. But I was lucky because Glee started when I was 13 I think and wow that show changed how I viewed the world. From today's standards they do get a lot of things wrong, but back then this sort of inclusion on TV just didn't happen. It was such a big deal. And I'd watch these characters week after week who were gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans etc and I realized quickly that there's nothing wrong with them. That they're normal and beautiful and amazing. And from this show I started doing my own research and I started talking to people from the LGBT+ community to teach myself. And doing this while also watching Brittany helped me to figure out that I'm bisexual. Watching this show literally made me a better person. I'm 27 now and still haven't told my parents that I'm bisexual. I keep trying and trying to teach them about LGBT+ people and they are more tolerant than they used to be. For example last year on Strictly Come Dancing (the British version of Dancing With The Stars) there was a same sex interracial male couple called John and Johannes. And they were remarkable, they made it to the final and before the final my mum told me she'd voted for them. And I cried for a while after that because it meant so much, it meant that maybe all my years of trying to teach her were finally starting to pay off. But unfortunately since then she's gone back to her old ways, last week I put on the beautiful Netflix Christmas movie Single All The Way. It's about two male best friends falling in love. And every time they'd kiss or even have a small romantic moment she'd say "ewwww" or make throwing up noises or say that they're disappointing god. But at least I've seen a bit of hope with her that I can try and work on. With sexuality anyway, she's COMPLETELY against trans people and I can't see her mind being changed on that. And my dad is against all LGBT+ people. He just says "why are you watching that disgusting crap" and "being gay or trans is a disgrace". And both of them say to me and my brother on a regular basis that they'd disown us if we ever told them we weren't straight. My mum said it to me again just last night. That never gets any easier. But all I can do is keep trying to change their minds... 🤞

Siobhan Linehan

Cue the ugly cry for me.

Shannon Hartman

I can't listen to this song without crying. I wasn't out in high school, so I didn't get the comments and bathroom abuse that she was going through when I was younger. I came out a few years ago, but I still get the comments and questions at work, even though I work at Walt Disney World. We are supposed to be so inclusive, but there is a certain amount of anonymity to people talking to you through a stall door. I have gotten the stares and the people going back outside to make sure they came in the right bathroom, and it hurts, but there is nothing you can do about it.

TimeLord10

I am going to go on a rant. The good kind. So I am a huge advocate for trans and the gay community. I am a gay man, but as a child I had gender dysphoria. From the age of 3 I always told my mom "I think I'm a girl". I always wanted "girls' clothes and toys". I would only sing songs sung by women, never men (I still do mostly only sing songs by woman.) But once I hit puberty, I outgrew my gender dysphoria and now I live life as a gay man. But I still advocate and will fight for the trans community (I was somewhat apart of that community for a short time). So, I applaud you Audrey. But if it were me, I wouldn't refund those people's money at all.

Tyler Mckenzie