false is true

[olivesandwax]

summer is quickly evaporating in hotlanta, the southern capital whose streets held me sleeping in my sister's old tercel the night i told my parents i was queer two christmases ago. the conflict could have been avoided had i realized that my parents didn't mean it when they said they'd never be able to accept a gay-briel. last week i was smarter

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[ths_mortal_coil]

I thought of you in London when I went to see, "We will Rock You" (the queen musical). Incidentally, the main villian was a great drag queen.

[robynabank]

oh gabriel you write so beautifully.
i cant wait to hang out with you and hear your amazing stories and thoughts.

kisses

[buoysforlife]

Butch in drag is a funny thought that has made me chuckle aloud.

[odv2]

i might come out to my parents on christmas, too. perhaps during the ritualistic christmas dinner we always have...

"hey umm...*cough*i'm queer*cough*...can you pass the mashed potatoes?"

imagine my homophobic parents' reactions when they find out that their little oskarsito has homosexual tendencies. i'll have to tell them eventually. probably my mum first.

my one experience with cross dressing didn't go very well. i'm simply not fit to be a drag queen. :)

[polishdan]

sorry to be the stranger-lurk to comment but I figured while we're sharing strategies:

I just want to get drunk off my ass one day and walk into the kitchen and just start making out in front of my quote-unquote-father while he undoubtebly sits at his laptop. There will be a time-release camera setup to catch the expression. I just want to get one last kick so I can break free.

As for the rest of the family: I still need to finish college. I can't afford to drop that kind of a bomb. Literally. School's expensive.

[odv2]

hahahaa. i'll definitely incorporate the time-release camera into my strategy. yeah. i probably won't tell my parents until after college. they're supporting me a lot, and my dad would probably assume that NCF made me gay and pressure me to transfer. he can do that as he pays for most of it (i'm out of state, so i don't have any of those nifty scholarships)

[djjazzyjess]

I love the part about your mom crying at parades.... that's so magical. I'm hopeful for you and your momma. :)

(re: eyebrows - if you really want to look femme, I'd help you with them. You're very beautiful already so it wouldn't be that hard.)