In the story "Am I blue" by Bruce Coville, a 16 year old boy struggles to deal with gay bashing or ( being called gay). the main character Vince is insulted and made fun of because people think that he is actually gay. the bully butch carrigan beats up vince for his belief of his sexuality. but the thing is that Vince isnt sure of his sexuality. he doesnt know if he is blue or not. so his fairy godfather, melvin shows up to grant vince his three wishes. his fairy godfather, melvin was treated differently because he was blue or (gay). so when vince gets to see the world in  new way or new vision he sees and realizes how being blue isnt wrong or how some people deal with being blue. he sees everyone in a different light. he even sees himself differently and realizes how he really is blue or not he learned that it wasnt wrong to be gay or blue or straight. 

               I realized how being blue isnt wrong and how vince learned to cope with it.Ii think this story is relative to everyday life where everyone is bullied for their gender wether they were blue or not. I can easily realte to vince's problem. because everyday I would see  people being bullied even if they are straight or gay. it would prove that gaybashing is common now and people today struggles with being blue or not. Vince is the perfect example of a victim in gaybashing.