User:Damien Gilbert

Name: Damien Greshad Gilbert Born: September 17, 1992 Birmingham, Alabama

High School: Northridge Tuscaloosa(Class of 2011) Colleges: Lawson State Community College(2011-2012) Jefferson State Community College(2012-2013) Stillman College ( January 2014-Present)

Height: 6'0

Weight: 209lb

Favorite Sports team: University of Alabama Crimson Tide.

Favorite Quote: "I can do all things through christ who strengthens me"

===== Personal Life =====

Damien Gilbert was born and raised in Birmingham Alabama. He lived in the suburb town of Bessemer, Alabama were he attended the Bessemer City School. He graduated from Northridge High School. Damien knew at an early age that he wanted to become a teacher. He grow up most of his life in a single parent house hold with three older brothers, until the summer of 2007 when his mom became gravely ill and was in the hospital for a long time. He and his third oldest brother had to go and move to Tuscaloosa, Alabama with their father. Damien came out of the closet as bisexual in 2009 when he found out his mother had been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. He spent his high school career trying to fit in with his peers. His father would criticize him for acting gay and tell him you are a man. Damien is now attending college and on his way to becoming a teacher. On September 18, 2013 his mother passed away at the age of 46 from colon cancer.He currently lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

===== College life ===== Damien has attended Lawson State Community College, Jefferson State Community College and Miles College. He currently attends Stillman College were he is working towards a bachelor degree in Elementary Education and hopes to one day teach grades 3-6.