Today’s message is brought to you by The Gay Agenda: If we just keep pushing, eventually the whole world will be so fucking queer it will be undeniable, that in fact, and all along, Cher is God. Recruit! Recruit! Recruit!
A few weeks ago my belief that anything can happen in this world went from example 176,344 to 176,345.
This time the proof was in discovering that my old highschool, in Smallmindednowhereville, where I thought the F word was faggot until I was ten, just started a GSA club. Yes, Smallmindednowhereville Highschool has a Gay Straight Alliance. Last year when the students asked if they could start this club the principal said, of course, “No way you faggot freaks. We have plenty of “diversity” clubs. This would be redundant (and fucking gay, dude!).” And so, these small town kiddos went all higher court on the principals ass and it turned out, if he didn’t want to send his entire district to court he needed to bend over, sign on the dotted line, and suck it up. He did. Another score for team twinks!
So, today, yours truly is going to drive all the live long day to get to this high school, to meet a teacher, who is younger than me by a few years, whose older brother once asked me to a dance at this exact high school so that I can be escorted to this little GSA club and say, “Hi there kids. My name is jesse james. I’m a BIG ol’ flaming queer faggot lesbian and I made it out of here alive. Oh, and I AM SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU IT HURTS. And then I will make out with all of them.
The kicker? Like there could be one? My high school sweetheart, the girl I dated for 5 long long long years, all through high school (plus a year), who is now married to an awesome man and has two beautiful babies… yes, we’re still best buddies and yes, she’s coming with me.
I haven’t set foot in that awful buiding since the last time I was legally bound to do so. I could never have imagined being this excited to go back there. I will, of course, let you know how it goes.
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November 10, 2009 at 12:01 pm
greg
Go, Jesse James, Go!! Make new memories in that place and go show off some of your fabulousness! Those kids should be so proud.
November 14, 2009 at 8:24 pm
jessejames
Thanks greg. I read your comment before I went to the meeting, before I walked into that awful building, and just would not have thought to or put the intentional energy behind making new memories there. You have no idea how much that advice took off. Thanks for that.
November 10, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Blazer
Absolutely awesome! You will be a great representative for all queer faggot lesbian everywhere! Good luck!
November 14, 2009 at 8:25 pm
jessejames
Thanks, Blazer. I’m a pretty proud queer faggot lesbian to even have been invited to this thing.
November 10, 2009 at 3:43 pm
~k
*grinning madly* let’s hear it for “Smallmindednowhereville Highschool” having enough queer and supportive young voices to make it happen despite the odds. i’m the teacher sponsor of the GSA in my school, and these kids are just amazing. i am in awe of them all the damn time. all. the. damn. time.
will look forward to post-blog,
~k
November 14, 2009 at 8:21 pm
jessejames
~k, I am in awe of you for being a sponsor! And I am in total awe of the students in any GSA club anywhere.
What a time we are in. These kids really don’t get the dent, the big ol’ dent, they are putting into the way of progress.
I just read your comment to my godmother, Ruth, and she said, “Good for her! Good for that brave woman!” Totally agree. Good for you ~k!!!
November 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm
~k
awww…you’re too sweet. (and thanks to Ruth, too!) honestly, i’m just there to make sure these kids have official support and space, and to (try to) do right by them. i want to ensure they have a safe-space to just “be”, knowing that someone “gets it”, and has been there, and made it out the other side. (much like you, coming back to support your own hs gsa)
on a more selfish note: it’s *great* to be able to be totally out with even a small group of students. not only out as queer-friendly, but out as FEMME, no less!! Friday at lunch is the bright spot of my week, cuz not only can i be there for them, i can be ME!
~k
November 10, 2009 at 7:54 pm
freedomgirl
omg omg omg this is AMAZING. i am so proud and excited for them. tell them they are wonderful even though you are back by now. queer love for all.
November 11, 2009 at 5:52 am
llamawench
That is truly amazing, coming from a similar type of town and watching it slowly becoming accepted that people are gay or bi-sexual. The younger generation simultaneously terrifies and amazes me! Have a great time!
November 14, 2009 at 8:31 pm
jessejames
Perfectly said! I think that anyone paying attention should be simultaneously totally terrified and totally amazed by the younger generations.
Thanks for the well wishes. It was a blast. Post about the meeting to come soon. Just got back in town and back in front of a computer.
November 11, 2009 at 7:58 am
e
Do you have any rainbow pencils to give as welcoming gifts? Toaster ovens are a little over the top…
November 11, 2009 at 11:03 am
kalisisrising
I’m a day late, but I hope that it went really well! How awesome that you were honored in this way and that you have the courage and sense of self to accept. Congratulations.
November 12, 2009 at 10:31 am
JMc
very cool!
November 13, 2009 at 10:00 pm
G
That’s so damn cool, Jesse! Go shake things up for those kids. I think it’s really, really cool that they’ll have someone to look up to. Shit, all I had was my basketball coach, and that doesn’t count.
November 14, 2009 at 8:24 pm
jessejames
November 16, 2009 at 8:26 am
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