Steve Carter is a 16 year old British school boy and is a closeted homosexual. The monologue I have chosen to perform is his acceptance speech for the Basingstoke Young Journalist Competition where he 'comes out' to everyone present, including his school peers, their parents, the faculty, and his parents.
The character is a loner, being bullied by most of his peers for being different. He is a timid person and keeps his head down in school. Steve often goes to public restrooms where he engages in sexual activity with other men and it is here where he unkowingly arranges to have sex with John Dixon - the school's star athlete ands head boy. They eventually form a secret relationship but as peer pressure and rumours begin to form, both boys are put under a lot of strain. Steve wants to be open about their relationship, not caring who knows, whereas John wants to keep it a secret so that it doesn't jeopardise his future. After John attacks Steve in front of the other bullies Steve has finally had enough and outs himself at the award ceremony. He offers his audience the chance to also come out if their were any who wanted to, a subtle (like a punch to the groin) hint for John to stand up and be himself, but none do. Steve finally accepts that he is different, but is no less a human for it.
The monologue is very emotional and I believe it is a great piece because people are still insecure about who they are and how they should be. Love holds no bounds and people should realise that there really isn't anything to be scared of!
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