LJ Idol- Week 6 Solvitur ambulando

[m_malcontent]

It has been slowly over the last couple years that I have started to "come out" to friends. No, put the black armbands away ladies, I am not gay. And I am a little squick about referring to this as a coming out, because I don't want to belittle how traumatic a real coming out can be in a Homophobic world. But I live in Texas, where the proper

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[karmasoup]

I'm sure there are some advantages, like you love the kids you work with (though kids can be both pretty cool and pretty rotten -- even the same ones at the same time -- pretty much everywhere), and your Mom and Aunt and history and such, but, for me, anyway, the challenges of living in Texas would far outweigh any of those. I had an opportunity (more like a constant nagging) presented by the company I worked with earlier this year to move our family to Ft Worth. I finally figured out the appropriate response to get them to let it go was one they couldn't argue with: "I am never leaving a blue state." Since I know you're not stupid, I'll just suppose you are made of far stronger stuff than me

[m_malcontent]

City Texas is way different than Rural Texas. Houston has a bad ass arts community and a thriving gay community. Our previous Mayor was an out lesbian.

The problem is the rural folks control the state legislature. My instinct has always been to stay and fight and if I can just hang on immigration is likely to turn my red state blue.

Besides my students deserve one voice in their ear that doesn't think The Flintstones is a documentary.

[karmasoup]

Sláinte! You're a better man than I, Charlie Brown. Keep fighting the good fight.

[m_malcontent]

Fort Worth is a weird place...It is called Cow Town by locals. And it is part of the Dallas Metroplex. I hate Dallas but love Fort Worth. It isn't liberal but it isn't hateful. I don't know that you would enjoy moving there for a job...but if they need you for a project, there are worse fates.

[adoptedwriter]

I’m not churchy either.

[m_malcontent]

I can honestly say I gave Jesus a shot

[rayaso]

Navigating religion in Texas, especially the rural part, must be difficult. This was very interesting to read.

[halfshellvenus]

Oh, boy, I'm glad I don't live in the Bible Belt.

My year at BYU, and the three years I lived in the Midwest, were hard enough. I'm agnostic, so these kinds of conversations are really uncomfortable. I consider beliefs a very personal matter, and I wish others did, too.

(Recruitment pitch 0 out of 10....would not eat again).
A nice note of dark humor in a very, very sad setting. What happened to your brother is hard enough without people blaming and damning him for it. What a horrible and un-Christian thing to do. :(

I've never heard the term 'knee-mail' before, but I can see that being popular!

confrontations ilke the

[m_malcontent]

Having dated 2 LDS girls, I think BYU might have been almost as interesting as living in (City) Texas.

[roina_arwen]

I have similar God feelings, honestly. I believe in a higher being, but beyond that, who can say?