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Gay Son Brings Mom to His Ball… and She Ends Up Competing
I’m Ryan Thompson. I’m from Houston, Texas. And in high school, I was out in school, but not out to my mom. A couple of years later, I’m in college, first wiAnd I said, “Yes.” Then she says, “Okay. Well, I already knew that. I was just waiting for you to tell me.” So when we made it to the hospital, um, the...
San Antonio Rallies Around Drag Queen After Cancer Diagnosis
I’m Kristi Waters. I am from Corpus Christi, Texas, and I am a drag queen. Started in Corpus doing drag and I kind of flourished more over here in San Antonio. Around tHe leaves, and then the nurses come in, and she was like, “I’m so sorry,” like, “he’s not supposed to say that. He did that all wrong,” and, yo...
A Gay Man’s Journey From Self-Loathing to Self-Acceptance
I am Harrison David Eppright, and I’m from Austin, Texas. About 1960… I’ll say 1968, I came across an article in Time Magazine. I was 13 years old, came acrFinally, it’s just that I met this guy when I was about 37 years old, and he just totally changed my life. He was biracial. He was part Black and part French and, and proud ...
Hymn Leads Queer Christian to Come Out to His Parents
My name is Dr. Marlon Johnson. I am from Sumter, South Carolina. When I was finishing up the first year of my time in grad school, I was learning to become a professional couSo I call my parents. And they’re sitting down, they’re letting me know they’re having dinner. I just have this shaky breath. And I just say, “I got to talk to...
HIV Diagnosis Leads to Hope, Healing, & Purpose
Hey, I’m Chris and I’m from Memphis, Tennessee. I kind of always realized that I was a little bit different. You know, in school I was always called gay before I And at this time I really kind of, like, didn’t know too much about HIV or anything. Like I knew what they told you in school, right? But like, I didn’t know about PrE...
Music, Pride, and Perseverance: Leading a Queer Marching Band During the AIDS Epidemic
Hi, my name is Sam Gindin and I’m from Brooklyn. One of the memories I have, which definitely turned my life around, was when I went to a local party. And I went there The best time that we could make possibly during these tragic days was that we could still keep marching and keeping the band together. We had already lost several members of the ...
He Went to a Rally… and Met His Future Husband
My name is Larry Picard. I’m from Holyoke, Massachusetts. So I met my first, well, my only girlfriend when I was 19 years old, and I was a singing waiter and she was a And there was a band there. It was the Lesbian Gay Big Apple Corps. We all rallied down to Battery Park. But my boyfriend at the time wasn’t there. He was up at a party with...
Gay Teacher Goes From Closeted Student to Queer Role Model
My name is Philip Marcus. I’m from the Bronx, New York. As long as I can remember, I knew that I was different. I knew that I was gay. Because I went to an all boys CatholI had been dating someone who was in that small group from high school. I was able to be very open about my relationship, and I was able to talk about my feelings and my struggles...
Queer Sikh Man Uses Visibility and Experience in Healthcare to Help and Empower Others.
My name is Sundeep Singh Boparai. My pronouns are he, him, his, and I’m from Queens, New York. I was a senior in undergrad and my mom was actually making lunch for me. AndSo I decided to go to Hofstra University, where I studied Master’s of Healthcare Administration. Once I graduated, I was like, I need to join a large health system. I joined...
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