Fags Are Made Not Born
2015-08-03 05:32:25 UTC
BAY MINETTE, AL (WALA) -
It's not everyday a 16-year-old kid will tell you flat out
they've made mistakes. Titus Mallory will gladly tell you he
learned a lot of lessons the hard way.
"I guess I was so bound up and had so much going on in my mind,
I wanted to take it out on other people," said Mallory.
Mallory described himself as that neighborhood kid who always
into trouble. He would often pick fights at school.
"People used to tell me go beat up this person, go beat up that
person; and I would say in class I'm about to go beat up this
person."
Starla Sellers remembers the troubled teen. She was his sixth
grade teacher at Bay Minette Intermediate School. "If you asked
him to do something and he didn't want to do it, he would tell
you he wasn't going to do it. He was pretty defiant," Sellers
explained.
Defiant and distressed, Titus' family admits the teen had a
rough start to life. His grandmother, Daisy Mallory Lee, said
it started when he was just a toddler. According to Lee, "he
got touched in a bad way when he was three-years-old and it went
from there."
Mallory says the sexual abuse didn't stop there - at 13 he was
raped while walking to a relative's house. "I got snatched up.
It was a 32-year-old man and he sexually abuse me and I had to
walk home in a trail of blood."
Mallory said he reported the crime the next day and that his
accused attacker was arrested and charged. While the teen also
tells Fox10News he spent weeks in the hospital recovering from
the ordeal, the trauma of his past was placing a stronghold on
his future. He acted out by further abusing his body with
unprotected sex.
"I didn't listen to my family; they tried to tell me not to do
this...not to do that...and I just wanted to do my own thing. I
just went out and started having sex and sex."
Earlier this year Mallory tested positive for HIV - that was his
wake up call.
"One day I went to church and I said: 'Lord I'm yours. I want to
be healed, I want to be saved, and I want to go out and save
lives and work miracles for you."
He wants to let other teens know that, despite the pain, you can
be healed. It's a message of love, grace, and mercy that he
sends loud and clear through his music.
Earlier this year, Mallory got into the studio and started
writing, producing and recording music. Family members say the
teen always had a love for music, but Mallory says this time it
was therapeutic. And he has the support of his former teacher,
who often used music to reach the teen.
Titus found a way "...to overcome it, to not let it define him,
because he was really headed down that trail he had something
horrible happened, and he was just defeated. But then he
decided, 'I think I'll try to turn something negative into
something positive," Sellers said.
Mallory's grandmother says the family is cheering for him too,
and looking to a higher power to keep Titus on the right track.
"My hope is he'll let God fix this because that's the answer.
He can fix anything. No matter what you look like; and I'm
praying that this will completely turn him into the hands of God
and other children will look at him and say, "well if he can do
it, I can do it."
Mallory has started a GoFundMe account to help him continue his
aspirations of being a gospel singer. He someday hopes to
travel around the nation and share his story. He wants people
to look at what he has been through, because he says the
experiences are what got him to where he is now.
If you or someone you know have been a victim of rape, here are
some resources for counseling and financial assistance.
Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission: Financial help to
pay medical bills and lost wages related directly to the
incident. Applications may be obtained online. IMPORTANT: The
claim must be filed within one year of the incident.
Baldwin County Child Advocacy Centers Care House: Free
counseling during and after the trial process. (251) 580-2546.
The Lighthouse: Full-service domestic violence and rape crisis
program serving victims in Baldwin County, AL and Escambia
County, AL. (215) 947-6008.
HIV & AIDS Overview: Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is
the virus that causes AIDS. HIV/AIDS weakens a person's ability
to fight infections. It is contracted through unprotected sex or
needle sharing. An HIV test confirms diagnosis. Medications may
suppress the virus and delay the onset of AIDS.
AIDS Alabama: Resources for helping people with HIV/AIDS live
healthy http://www.aidsalabama.org/
Alabama Department of Public Health: http://www.adph.org/aids/
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29684418/sexually-abused-hiv-
positive-teen-i-had-to-walk-home-in-a-trail-of-blood
It's not everyday a 16-year-old kid will tell you flat out
they've made mistakes. Titus Mallory will gladly tell you he
learned a lot of lessons the hard way.
"I guess I was so bound up and had so much going on in my mind,
I wanted to take it out on other people," said Mallory.
Mallory described himself as that neighborhood kid who always
into trouble. He would often pick fights at school.
"People used to tell me go beat up this person, go beat up that
person; and I would say in class I'm about to go beat up this
person."
Starla Sellers remembers the troubled teen. She was his sixth
grade teacher at Bay Minette Intermediate School. "If you asked
him to do something and he didn't want to do it, he would tell
you he wasn't going to do it. He was pretty defiant," Sellers
explained.
Defiant and distressed, Titus' family admits the teen had a
rough start to life. His grandmother, Daisy Mallory Lee, said
it started when he was just a toddler. According to Lee, "he
got touched in a bad way when he was three-years-old and it went
from there."
Mallory says the sexual abuse didn't stop there - at 13 he was
raped while walking to a relative's house. "I got snatched up.
It was a 32-year-old man and he sexually abuse me and I had to
walk home in a trail of blood."
Mallory said he reported the crime the next day and that his
accused attacker was arrested and charged. While the teen also
tells Fox10News he spent weeks in the hospital recovering from
the ordeal, the trauma of his past was placing a stronghold on
his future. He acted out by further abusing his body with
unprotected sex.
"I didn't listen to my family; they tried to tell me not to do
this...not to do that...and I just wanted to do my own thing. I
just went out and started having sex and sex."
Earlier this year Mallory tested positive for HIV - that was his
wake up call.
"One day I went to church and I said: 'Lord I'm yours. I want to
be healed, I want to be saved, and I want to go out and save
lives and work miracles for you."
He wants to let other teens know that, despite the pain, you can
be healed. It's a message of love, grace, and mercy that he
sends loud and clear through his music.
Earlier this year, Mallory got into the studio and started
writing, producing and recording music. Family members say the
teen always had a love for music, but Mallory says this time it
was therapeutic. And he has the support of his former teacher,
who often used music to reach the teen.
Titus found a way "...to overcome it, to not let it define him,
because he was really headed down that trail he had something
horrible happened, and he was just defeated. But then he
decided, 'I think I'll try to turn something negative into
something positive," Sellers said.
Mallory's grandmother says the family is cheering for him too,
and looking to a higher power to keep Titus on the right track.
"My hope is he'll let God fix this because that's the answer.
He can fix anything. No matter what you look like; and I'm
praying that this will completely turn him into the hands of God
and other children will look at him and say, "well if he can do
it, I can do it."
Mallory has started a GoFundMe account to help him continue his
aspirations of being a gospel singer. He someday hopes to
travel around the nation and share his story. He wants people
to look at what he has been through, because he says the
experiences are what got him to where he is now.
If you or someone you know have been a victim of rape, here are
some resources for counseling and financial assistance.
Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission: Financial help to
pay medical bills and lost wages related directly to the
incident. Applications may be obtained online. IMPORTANT: The
claim must be filed within one year of the incident.
Baldwin County Child Advocacy Centers Care House: Free
counseling during and after the trial process. (251) 580-2546.
The Lighthouse: Full-service domestic violence and rape crisis
program serving victims in Baldwin County, AL and Escambia
County, AL. (215) 947-6008.
HIV & AIDS Overview: Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is
the virus that causes AIDS. HIV/AIDS weakens a person's ability
to fight infections. It is contracted through unprotected sex or
needle sharing. An HIV test confirms diagnosis. Medications may
suppress the virus and delay the onset of AIDS.
AIDS Alabama: Resources for helping people with HIV/AIDS live
healthy http://www.aidsalabama.org/
Alabama Department of Public Health: http://www.adph.org/aids/
http://www.fox10tv.com/story/29684418/sexually-abused-hiv-
positive-teen-i-had-to-walk-home-in-a-trail-of-blood