Hey everyone, 
   My name is Kirstin Coleman and I’ve started this gofundme for my bestfriend who I have witnessed be racially discriminated against by the family he lives with. Above you will see texts that he sent me last night. I made this gofundme to help Bryan finally get out of this toxic and racist house because I see how it affects him everyday and i want to be able to get him out ASAP. He is such a sweet and amazing person. I want him to be able to be himself and be proud of it. Here is his story he wrote in his own words. 

”Some of you reading this may know me by BLVV (Bleu), my artist name, while my close friends and loved ones know me by Bryan Michael Lovell.

Growing up mixed race in a white household and being  raised by my grandparents on my father’s side, has been the most emotionally and mentally damaging to my life. Due to my fathers passing and my mother moving to Arizona because of the constant battling over custody of me and the undoubted racism she faced from my aunt, my grandparents, and from this town in general, my dads parents were granted custody of me at the age of 12. My mother is Black and Mongolian and her name is Mwandani Louise Jones and my White Fathers name is Charles Scott Lovell. When my grandparents were granted custody of me, I soon realized that theywere racist, and were openly racist around me, defending the use of the racial slurs against black people, even being so low as to call me a nigger.

I was never taught to be proud of my features. Going through puberty, my hair texture began to change rapidly and constantly. I would wear beanies to sleep after combing my hair back to “whiten” the appearance of my hair and overall look to resemble my dads family in fear of looking different from them because their response to me was always “You are NOT black!”. Now, at 24 years old I am discovering and embracing who I am. The side of me I never had the comfort to express or explore. Unfortunately, I have began to experience the racism and backlash my mother experienced dealing with my fathers family because of this embrace of who I am. 

Being raised by my grandparents most of my life I had a soft spot for them and I tried to understand them. I excused their behavior because they are so old and non understanding. However, it has started to go too far and I realize I don’t owe them any understanding if they don’t understand me, the color of my skin, and how their views/words hurt me.
I do not deserve this.
I’m often accused of choosing my black side over the other by them because I am embracing it now.
However, I embrace both.
But being called a nigger by my own parental figures is crossing the line and I can’t excuse
or deal with this any longer.”

Thankyou so everyone who can donate, every bit is appreciated.