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hellogiggles: Women Working To Do Good: WWTDG: FAITH CHELTENHAM AND BINET USA When 32 year old (now president of BiNet USA), Faith was growing up in San Luis Obispo, California, there was less than one percent of African Americans in the city. To top it off, she was constantly bullied for being perceivably queer. From kindergarten to high school, a bully always seemed to find Faith walking home from school, going to church, or at recess, and it was because of this bullying solely based on her appearance and mannerisms, as well as the fact that her “butchness” was counter to what was acceptable in her African American and Pentecostal cultures, that Faith was drawn to activism in college. In high school, Faith had an attraction to girls, but didn’t think she was a lesbian because she also had an attraction to boys. Faith first came out to her friends and family as a lesbian, and it wasn’t until half a year later that she came out as bisexual … When Faith looks back on the years that she was bullied, she is proud to say that she has come out of the experience more successful than any of her antagonizers. If you want to reach out to her and if you have any questions about bisexuality or being a minority within the LGBTQ+ community, she would be happy to address them at: thefayth@gmail.com. by Alessandra Rizzotti
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Women Working To Do Good: WWTDG: FAITH CHELTENHAM AND BINET USA

When 32 year old (now president of BiNet USA), Faith was growing up in San Luis Obispo, California, there was less than one percent of African Americans in the city. To top it off, she was constantly bullied for being perceivably queer. From kindergarten to high school, a bully always seemed to find Faith walking home from school, going to church, or at recess, and it was because of this bullying solely based on her appearance and mannerisms, as well as the fact that her “butchness” was counter to what was acceptable in her African American and Pentecostal cultures, that Faith was drawn to activism in college.

In high school, Faith had an attraction to girls, but didn’t think she was a lesbian because she also had an attraction to boys. Faith first came out to her friends and family as a lesbian, and it wasn’t until half a year later that she came out as bisexual … When Faith looks back on the years that she was bullied, she is proud to say that she has come out of the experience more successful than any of her antagonizers.

If you want to reach out to her and if you have any questions about bisexuality or being a minority within the LGBTQ+ community, she would be happy to address them at: thefayth@gmail.com.

by Alessandra Rizzotti

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