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This book is dedicated to all those who have struggled to be themselves; all those who have faced racism and prejudices; all those who have been bullied or abused; and all those who have lost their lives due to bullying or prejudice. My close friend AJ was bullied all through middle and high school for his race and for being gay. Regretfully, I was one of those bullies. I was struggling with admitting who I was, so I turned on someone like me with the anger I held for myself. He did not deserve the treatment he received. No one deserves to be treated like they don’t matter. No one deserves to be bullied. No one deserves to be harassed, beaten, or murdered because of prejudice. To all the LGBT community, to all the African-American community, to all the communities out there belittled and thought of by some as “less than,” and to every young person in every community who is struggling with bullying and prejudice, know that you do matter. I wrote this book for all of you . . . for all of us.