Biography: Chestlyn Draghoender

Chestlyn Draghoender was born on April 8, in 1989. He grew up in Cape Town, South Africa where he still lives. He is the oldest of two siblings. Chestlyn is a proudly gay South African, "I never decided to become gay. I knew since I was a little boy that I was different. I tried to avoid it ever chance I got, and I have decided that unless I get the same rights as heterosexuals to be treated like human beings, I will fell empty". Chestlyn is a homosexual teenager who does not have much formal education,"I decided to leave school, because I knew I could learn so much more- important things that school could never teach me". Though he may rarely finish an assignment (he does not always finish what he starts), he is someone who wants to experience life to the full, explain all things, and do everything he possibly can.