He was physically and verbally abused by students and teachers in school. Growing up in a homophobic town made school especially challenging for Evan Patterson. So much so it made him physically sick and his parents pulled him out of the classroom and placed him in an online high school instead.

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E74 | Bullied Queer Teenager becomes a Thriving Marketing Consultant—Evan Patterson