The Head and The Heart

Shockingly approximately one in five women and one in seven men first experience rape physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner between the ages of 11 and 17. The Head and The Heart is the fictionalized story of such abuse in the teen LGBT world. Mallory McClarin is one of those high-schoolers who appears to have it all together but she has a secret: shes gay. Shes done a good job of hiding it until she discovers Lacy Randolph-the most openly-gay-and-proud-of-it girl at Orange County High School. Mallory comes out of the closet to be with the girl of her dreams only to find herself in a living nightmare. This is a story of one womens discovery that love is not abuse. If you have a passion for social justice or just enjoy a good story about the human condition read The Head and The Heart. Friends parents teachers and supporters of LGBT youth will gain a better understanding of the struggles and intricacies of relationship abuse an issue of concern to all humanity.