An ultra uplifting bubblegum pop song from 1990s British group S Club 7 averted a near-tragic end for a terrified teenager living in regional Australia.
So, while it wasn’t unusual for mum to blare music and screech along enthusiastically to the words, a group like S Club 7 wasn’t in her regular rotation. But added to that social status-killer, making me a prime target for boys trying to prove they were mean in the making, was the fact I was very clearly gay.
For me, there was regular physical violence. There were daily relentless taunts. I had no friends and either hid in the bushes behind the library at lunch or lingered near my older brother and his group of mates, making them my unofficial bodyguards. That’s the day I tried to take my own life at home, seeing no possible escape from my living hell and fearing that this horror was how things were always going to be.I’d never be able to be my true, authentic self. I’d have to peer over my shoulder when walking down the street. I’d have to always be on guard.My mum, a single parent and the local hairdresser who worked tirelessly to keep a roof over our heads, was my constant support.
On one particular afternoon, seeing that I was about as broken as I could be without falling apart completely, she sought help from seven British 20-somethings.Assembled by mega music manager Simon Fuller after he was dumped by the Spice Girls, S Club 7 was initially designed to appeal to little kids.
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