Just finished writing my wedding vows, and I can’t help but think about a terrified little boy. The one who had a secret that ate at him from the inside. The years of sleepless nights. The tears. The shame. The loneliness. 1/
There weren’t any gay role models when I was little. No one to tell me it was going to be ok. Certainly no one saying I’d find someone to spend the rest of my life with. 2/
Last week I got a message from someone I hadn’t talked to in 15 years. He said because of my pictures together with @slimjim_tweets over the years, he finally had the courage to come out to his very Mormon family and live his truth. 3/
My life motto has been “be the person you needed.” There’s a little boy long ago who needed to see pictures of a loving gay couple getting married. 4/
So, @slimjim_tweets tonight is for you, for me, for that little boy years ago, and all the others who need someone to let them know it’s going to be ok. Let’s get married. 5/5 #itgetsbetter #PRIDE2020
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