Culture reporter Jamie Gumbrecht has a fascinating story in Sunday’s paper you won’t want to miss. It explores a youth lifestyle known as "straight edge." Straight edgers dress distinctively and often get together at self-organized concerts by hard-core bands. The straight-edge lifestyle eschews tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs and promiscuous sex — but can occasionally turn violent. For the most part, Jamie found, those in Lexington’s straight edge scene are normal kids who just want to fit into a group. (Some who adopted straight edge as teens have continued it into their early 20s.)
What makes this story noteworthy is that it’s about a segment of the community usually not seen in the newspaper — and certainly not in a piece with this much depth and insight. Jamie, 23, spent several months attending hard-core concerts, talking with straight edgers and trying to figure out what they’re all about. "They’re interesting people who had a lot of great things to say,” Jamie said. “They’re misunderstood, and I hope this (story) will open some understanding."
Tom Eblen
Managing Editor
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