We all long for someone or something we think we can't have. I think it's an integral part of the human condition. My name is Raquel Joseph. I'm a six-foot-tall, busty, big-bottomed and voluptuous young woman of Haitian descent living in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts. I'm a Christian and a lesbian. It took me a long time to reconcile my sexual identity with my faith. The Haitian community isn't known for its tolerance of what they call alternative lifestyles. We're a deeply conservative bunch. Doesn't matter where we live. My community is pretty narrow-minded about human sexuality. It hasn't exactly made my life easy. Being gay is part of who I am. It's not an alternative lifestyle. I wish more people understood that.
I lead a very busy life, folks. I'm a student-athlete at Harvey Jackson College, a small, historically black private school located in the city of Brockton. It's named after a famous civil rights activist from the old days. We have about six thousand students, and fifty six percent of the student body is of African-American descent. Caucasians comprise twenty percent and Hispanics along with Asians make up the remaining twenty four percent. It's one of the most diverse schools in New England. I enrolled at Harvey Jackson College right out of high school, and joined the women's swim team. Yes, black women can swim competitively. We've even won medals. Get used to it.
In fact, Harvey College is an HBCU where a lot of the minority athletes compete in sports most people don't think we like. The women's swim team is mostly black, as are the men's and women's soccer teams. There are two black guys and one Hispanic dude on the men's swim team. The school even fields a highly competitive coed ice hockey club which has a few black students in it. And yes, the Football team along with the men's and women's basketball teams are almost exclusively black, as can be expected. We compete in the NCAA Division Two. This year, I'm a sophomore and it's great. The great thing about being a sophomore is that I'm no longer a freshman. Thank God for that.
My brother Jerome is a freshman at Harvey Jackson College this year. He's a cornerback on the football team. My parents charged me with looking after him. I'm constantly worried about him. Jerome likes to party, and he likes to chase blonde bimbos. After what happened at Hofstra University, where that chick falsely accused those young men of sexually assaulting her, I wish college men were more careful in dealing with strange women. I also hope that woman gets prosecuted and punished for making a false accusation of sexual assault against some innocent men. I tell my brother to focus on studying and stay away from weird chicks. I sure hope he doesn't have to learn that the hard way. As much as I love my brother, I got to have my own life. If he needs me, he knows where to find me.