Background
Leigh, nicknamed Lee, is the oldest of the three cousins. She is an African American, woman, identifies as a lesbian, and is approximately 29 years of age. The home town in Rural Mississippi that she grew up in, remains her residence. Her feature included dark brown skin color and she has short, black, thinker hair that she either ties up or places behind her ears. She is approximately 5’2” and is over weight for her height. The characteristics of her moment are often slower and careful when she is calm and brisk when she is angry. She trudges briskly when she walks, and she is animated in her movements when she talks. In her presentation she dresses more masculine and carries herself in her shoulders, which is a more masculine feature.
High school was the highest level of education that she received, and she has not demonstrated any ambition to move further at this stage in her life. This woman has a job, but she might have had some trouble holding down a stable job due to her stress level that she presents with. She is currently single and her most notable success was the relationship with her ex-girlfriend, Paula. Even though that relationship has been terminated for many …show more content…
Growing up Leigh cared for her, and comforted her when her parents were not available to do so. Leigh is taking care of her sister while her parents are fighting, and she seems to assume more responsibility then just being a sister (Mississippi Damned, 2009). Leigh was very animate about make sure that she did not leave or stray too far from the house hold so that she could keep an eye on her. Leigh’s cousin, Sammy, basically grew up as her little brother because he was taken in after his mother went to prison for murder. They were close as younger children and he was supportive of her sexual orientation as teenagers. Their relationship changed and became less important in her life after he physically abused her younger sister,