Returning to Laramie

[trillian_stars]

I spent my childhood in Laramie, Wyoming... but left with my family ten years before Matthew Shepard's brutal murder in 1998. It's a subject that haunts me, as it has haunted countless others in the intervening 14 years, in part because of my own conflicted, adolescent feelings for Laramie itself

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[kambriel]

Spending so much of my time in gay danceclubs/bars growing up out West, and having only moved from the region a few years before the murder happened, it hit painfully close to home as I remembered what it felt like, the open & unapologetic anger/hostility/threats shown to kids who were willing to be openly different.

I wish our trip had been timed as such to come see this production ~ I'm sure it would be incredibly moving.

[ext_1323960]

Is Laramie anywhere your sister Bronwyn's goat farm?

Look forward to seeing you in the show.

A huge fan.

[trillian_stars]

Thank you, Ross! I hope you enjoyed the show!

[rocket_jockey]

I'm afraid Philly is a little far for me... Sorry to have missed wishing you well for the premiere. Break a leg the rest of your run!

[handworn]

Congratulations on Geek of the Week!