'Ultimately, Pride is about celebrating the history, relationships, and community that comes with being gay.'
crisis. I went with my dad, who had no idea I was gay, and I had never felt more torn between two worlds in my life. The show is a complicated one to begin with, but it was particularly challenging for me because I felt like I had to calculate my reaction to every line. If I laughed too hard at the drag joke, that could give my secret away.
I ultimately realized that my father wasn’t watching me for my reaction to the show, he was too engrossed in the story itself. When I got out of my head and started to actually pay attention, I saw the story of the many gay men who, when faced with death, chose to make their lives beautiful each day. That is the story of gay history, finding love and light in times of hate and darkness.
This spring, I went to a gay club for the first time and met my idol. Maybe it was luck that brought me to Los Angeles the same night that
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