Hey Tyra, I don't normally do things like this, but this particular show about the boy being gay & what he goes through brought tears. I'm 19 yrs old and from a small town in Oklahoma. It's a little different then what Richard's going through. I'm a gay guy as well and my family doesn't even know. I was brought up with alot of christian family who I love to death and I would like to believe I'm still a religous guy. I think this is a very brave young man and give his mother kudos for all the support! I would love to share with my family the love of my life, my boyfriend, but I feel it would be so hard and I would also be scared that I would be disappointing them. This episode gives me hope and that's better than having nothing at all. Thank you! This was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on television. Tyra you are a very inspirational women with a great heart!
Thanks, Racey

Hey Tyra!!

Okay, so it is 5:02 in the morning and I have been up all night. I am so stressed out right now and have so many different things on my mind, to the point that I have to cry/already cried. The biggest thing on my mind is my sister and how I can't seem to talk to her anymore without her blowing up at me. My mom told me that my sister thinks I don't love her, when it's not true. I love her with all my heart. I would really love to meet you and be on your show. But there are so many different episodes that I could probably be on. I need help :-( I really do, I need tons of advice on all of the situations that are happening here at home. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that I admirer you so much, you are my idol, and I'm not just saying that. I LOVE your show. I watch it everyday. I wish I can meet you. Okay, well I guess I should try and go to sleep now. I hope you read this and email me back. Thank you so much.

Take care!
Connie

hey tyra,
my name is johanna, im 15 and im am a woman of color. i just want to tell you how much of a role model you really are. i can tell you really do believe in the things that you talk about. im not gay myself but i do know people in the same situation as ricky and it is something that especially people of color, that homophobia is stupid and a waste of time. i have gay friends and they are just as good or better then my straight ones!!

Hey tyra :) i just wanted to tell you that your
my role model. your such an inspiration to everyone its amazing. and i know you'll get far in life and im glad. well thats it
xoxo -mitzi

Hey my name is nathaly am 16 and i love your show.i see it all the time..well am gay, my mom doesn't accept it but dad does..its been really hard for me to go through all this especialy with mom..both of my parents let me date now but they don't know i have a girlfriend and i don't know how to tell them can you please help me tyra??
my E-mail is nevarez.rocio@yahoo.com

Hi,Tyra!I love your show and I have a question to ask.I have a gap and one of my teeth are crooked.I fell off of a moped when I was in fourth grade.I'm in eighth grade now.I think that may have caused my smile to look kind of crooked.i was going to keep my gap the way it was because Keyshia Cole and 50 Cent had a gap but now they both closed their gap and now when I get older i am either going to get braces or I'm going to get my gap a little bit closed like Danielle did on America's Next Top Model because her gap ooked nice when they finished with her.What should I do Tyra?PUH-LEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE!:)

Hi Tyra. i love all of your advice that you give!
it has really helped me

hey tyra.im a teen struggling to accept my dark complexion.i thougt if i watced your show which i ove it would help but i still hate my face.

hi tyra i just wanted to let you know that you blink your eye to much! LOL

hi tyra i like you alot but i just wanted to let you know that you blink your eye to much when you talk everybody notices it i thought i was the only one that notice. i just wanted to let you know that! LOL! but that doesnt stop you from looking pretty and beutiful! i thhink thats how you spell it! LOL!

Hey Tyra!!! i love u so so much. i watch ur show all the time!!!

Hey Tyra, I am Paige and I am 16. I love your show and I would like to thank you for doing this show. My best friends, Erica and Rachael, are gay and they finally felt proud of who they are. I love your shows. Actually my family jokingly calls me america's next top model, but I don't think I could do it. I am not pretty enough, but anyway like I said I wanted to thank you for this show.

love ya',
*~*paige*~*

Hi Tyra!!! My name is Yunuen. I'm 17 years old about to turn 18. First of all I want to say that I LOVE YOUR SHOW and I LOVE HOW UNIQUE YOU ARE. ^__^ I live in St. Paul, MN. I wanted to know if there's anyway that you can help me out with my dreams. I WANT TO BE A SINGER. I love languages and I love helping people out. I want to be one of those AMAZING people that do something BEAUTIFUL to help this world and the people out. I WANT TO BE ONE OF THEM. I ESPECIALLY want to help the YOUTH out. I've been through so many HORRIBLE things that I regretted before, but now I'm glad things happened that way. That way, I'm able to UNDERSTAND and know how to help these GREAT teens out. I LOVE HUMAN BEINGS, but I don't just want to sit here on my butt doing nothing. I WANT TO HELP CHANGE THIS WORLD.

Well, I hope you read this.
GOD BLESS YOU.
XoXo
Yunuen A. Avila

hey tyra,
my name is ashley and i am 14 yrs old i am puerto rican and people make fun of me for it they are always saying go back to your country blah blah but thats just it puerto rico is a part of the united states.. i also get picked on alot for what i wear im not the most confident young lady but i always keep my emotions bottled up yes i may not know how to dress but i make it work and im just asking if you have any advise for me please im on my way to go to highschool and i want to be taken SERIOUSLY people dont understand that all the stuff they do say hurts i wish i was as confident as u are so i can prove that just because i am latin doesnt mean i am diffrent thank you so much for taking time to read this tyra keep doing what u do best
iloveyou
ashley♥

Dear Tyra,
my name is madison and i am 12 years old and i am from canada,ontario.I am a big fan of yours and I think you are an amazing person.I love the fact that you are always so positive and you are a great influence to many girls and even boys in the world.I love you on america's next top model!!!You are a beautiful person.

hey tyra my name is sonia and i am african american and i'm 14, my parents are also black but they are from Honduras wich is located in central america. My parents aswell as my whole family speaks spanish. and a dialect called garifuna. and u know how you were talking about how it is a struggle for latinos and blacks? well most people don't know that being latio is not a race, it's a culture. even though i am black, i'm hispanic. Also many kids at my school didn't know that black people can speak spanish. and in spanish shows black hispanics are either mades or poor. never the star.it's hard to prove myself to other people that i am hispanic!

Hey Tyra!!!

My name is Damaris Nunez and I am a 18 years old, female. I am mexican girl. I just want to tell you something, you are my favorite actress and I love watching Tyra Banks shows. I have problems about my face is getting ugly because I have a acne all the times. People think I am pretty, but me, not really. Please help me about it and I want to thanks to read my comments. If you want to sent me on the email, my email is dmarinunez@yahoo.com. I hope you write me back. I love you so much and you are number 1, of course. LOL!!!

Love your biggest fan,
Damaris Nunez

tyra i have a big prob i live with my dAD and im going throuth some changes my mom wont talk about it with me to help me please help

tyra my sisters dad died about a week ago (we have different dads) please tell me a way to help her shes really sad and blames herself even though he died of some internal problem mostly from smoking

p.s.
please send me and my sis an e mail to help

love, bree

HeY TYRA
I LOVE YOU AND YOUR MOM I LOVE THE WAY YOU GUYS GET ALONG I WISH THAT SOME DAY MY MOM AND WILL BE THE SAME WAY

Heeey Tyra im Paige, im 14 years old and i live in Wales. My 1 biggest dream in the world is to meet you i have learnt so much from you and i think your a stunning woman inside and out i love you and always will be your biggest fan. Your 2 shows has helped me with som many things in my life and learnt me to always believe that anything is possible to do. You had dreams and complete them, and i have a dream to meet you and i want to forfill that dream too. I love your shows there the best thing on TV and i know you probably get alot of people saying their your biggest fan but this comes truley from my heart. IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN IN THIS INTIRE WORLD!!!. I hope you've read this comment and i just wanna say 1 last thing... Thank you for being you, thank you fro all the help, thank you for doing your shows and just heres 1 more THANK YOU!!!
I love you and always will..xx

from your biggest fan

Paige..xx

xoxo