Almost 10 years later, feeling confident, surrounded by supportive friends and family, I am traveling the world playing music, being exactly me. My family and my friends call me Grant, others know me as GRiZ. My father is an alcoholic and often made the family dynamic a rough and verbally aggressive place to find peace. Despite the typical struggles of family and school life, my adolescence was pretty normal. I found a small group of gay friends and with their help, combined with newly found courage, I was able to feel more comfortable with who I was.

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2017 17:16 UTC