Torn by Amber Lehman7/7/2023 “Standing on the sidelines and doing nothing about it makes a person as guilty as the one doing the terrorizing.” “Phoenix is not being bullied himself, but he sees another person being bullied and feels miserable that he’s doing nothing to help,” Lehman said. This predicament, constructed solely around her counterpart’s sexuality, left deep scars. In her early 20s, Lehman, who identifies as bisexual, witnessed her friends being harassed and roughed up. The relationship petered out, and he disappeared, she added.Īlong with effectively opening Lehman’s eyes to the fact that things aren’t always as they appear, her high school partner served as a catalyst for the Lake Forest resident’s latest venture - “Boy Out of Bounds.”įor the 40-year-old Lehman, the story of Phoenix, a Newport Beach teenager who is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality amid a fear of bullying, is personal. “I was surprised and a little shocked,” Lehman said, “but mostly I was sad that he couldn’t tell me himself.” Lehman, then 16, recalled a sense of bewilderment about her former beau, who exuded a “tough guy” vibe. When Amber Lehman transferred schools to join her boyfriend, everyone knew something about him that she didn’t.
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