The worst part is that I don’t want to leave Texas. The government here is awful, and some people suck, but… lots of Texans don’t suck. Some Texans are queer. Many are kind. I’ve been to rundown restaurants in bumfuck nowhere where the staff treat you like family and serve up the best BBQ ever.

I’ve been to a pride parade where hundreds of people clapped and cheered for me. I hardly noticed the one person with a Bible verse on a sign. Have you ever been to a Texas State Park? Looked at the birds, the armadillos? Ever been to a Texas beach? Picked up shells and fossils? Watched the ocean?