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Kevin, age 4
Cozad, Nebraska (1964)
At the time this photo was taken, I was joyful, giddy, fearless, and ready to perform.
I mean, who wouldn't want to dance around on stage and receive all that attention?
And I remember I was especially excited to see the older girls with their fire batons.
The baton lessons lasted only one summer, and after that I started to get the message:
"Boys don't twirl the baton or play with Barbie."
It was around this same time that I remember being fascinated by the older boys at the pool.
Although it wasn't until I was age 20 that I embraced my sexual identity.
It took me a long time to get comfortable with this image, but now I look at it with great affection. And I sometimes wonder who I would have become if I'd been in a more "artistic" family, or had any gay role models.
That being said, my parents did the best that they could.
And my Mom continues to show her love and support.
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Click here - "Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" book
Click here - "My First Gay Crush Blog"
That being said, my parents did the best that they could.
And my Mom continues to show her love and support.
Kevin's first, famous-person same sex crushes:
Andy Williams & Adam West____________________________________________________
Click here - "Born This Way: Real Stories of Growing Up Gay" book
Click here - "My First Gay Crush Blog"
6 comments:
THANK YOU KEVIN! You're FABULOUS! xo
I love this so much! Just check out that sassy attitude and yes, the shameless unspoiled HAPPINESS!
This is beautiful! Thank you so much, Kevin, for sharing this! I really love this!
I second what everyone has said here. I love, love, love this... and you!
Thank you, Kevin!
I'm glad we are related =)
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