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are you ready for this unveiling
check out the uh platforms
check out the uh platforms
check out the uh platforms are those not the most
are those not the most
are those not the most is that Madonna or what
do you think I didn't know that story
do you think I didn't know that story
do you think I didn't know that story not too bad for 74.
oh
oh
oh yeah
but diamonds are our girls
friends
as long as I'm able to get to that
as long as I'm able to get to that
as long as I'm able to get to that bathroom and get to my makeup mirror and
bathroom and get to my makeup mirror and
bathroom and get to my makeup mirror and my makeup and honey I'm gonna be pumping
my makeup and honey I'm gonna be pumping
my makeup and honey I'm gonna be pumping this hair and spraying and putting on
this hair and spraying and putting on
this hair and spraying and putting on that makeup and yes ma'am
that makeup and yes ma'am
that makeup and yes ma'am I don't intend to go out of here looking
I don't intend to go out of here looking
I don't intend to go out of here looking like no cotton picking old hag
like no cotton picking old hag
like no cotton picking old hag and I yes I'm gonna look nice it's
and I yes I'm gonna look nice it's
and I yes I'm gonna look nice it's because all those years of having to
because all those years of having to
because all those years of having to live as a man
live as a man
live as a man and wanting to uh buy pretty clothes
and wanting to uh buy pretty clothes
and wanting to uh buy pretty clothes dress up
dress up
dress up wanting to just be me and I couldn't
wanting to just be me and I couldn't
wanting to just be me and I couldn't [Music]
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thank you
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ER but I can dance
ER but I can dance
ER but I can dance [Music]
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[Music] what are you doing in the place like
what are you doing in the place like
what are you doing in the place like this baby
this baby
this baby you come to see Chiquita
you come to see Chiquita
you come to see Chiquita yes
I kill you you Yankee piglet
that was the time that I met this guy to
that was the time that I met this guy to
that was the time that I met this guy to disco who was dressed up like John Wayne
disco who was dressed up like John Wayne
disco who was dressed up like John Wayne and he was so masculine so fine and we
and he was so masculine so fine and we
and he was so masculine so fine and we just hit it off really well
just hit it off really well
just hit it off really well and I just thought oh I had just drunk
and I just thought oh I had just drunk
and I just thought oh I had just drunk gold
gold
gold so anyway
so anyway
so anyway um
somehow we ended up at his motel room
somehow we ended up at his motel room
somehow we ended up at his motel room yes he was wearing flavius undergarments
yes he was wearing flavius undergarments
yes he was wearing flavius undergarments and he was throwing himself on the bed
and he was throwing himself on the bed
and he was throwing himself on the bed and hardly spank me oh
and hardly spank me oh
and hardly spank me oh and and do all kinds of tarot he he was
and and do all kinds of tarot he he was
and and do all kinds of tarot he he was into some kind of weird scene and so I
into some kind of weird scene and so I
into some kind of weird scene and so I got I got out of there real quick it
got I got out of there real quick it
got I got out of there real quick it went home
went home
went home foreign
two of my four Sons rezad here with me
two of my four Sons rezad here with me
two of my four Sons rezad here with me we lived apart for several years and you
we lived apart for several years and you
we lived apart for several years and you know after my ex had passed away they
know after my ex had passed away they
know after my ex had passed away they um I talked them into selling the house
um I talked them into selling the house
um I talked them into selling the house and moving with me and we would be back
and moving with me and we would be back
and moving with me and we would be back together like a family again so you know
together like a family again so you know
together like a family again so you know it's worked out pretty well
it's worked out pretty well
it's worked out pretty well it gets a little trying sometimes but um
it gets a little trying sometimes but um
it gets a little trying sometimes but um it helps that I'm on one end of the
it helps that I'm on one end of the
it helps that I'm on one end of the house and they're on the other so we I
house and they're on the other so we I
house and they're on the other so we I have a certain degree of privacy
have a certain degree of privacy
have a certain degree of privacy and um
and um
and um but other than that we just uh we bicker
but other than that we just uh we bicker
but other than that we just uh we bicker and we fuss and we argue and uh but we
and we fuss and we argue and uh but we
and we fuss and we argue and uh but we love each other and uh we are very
love each other and uh we are very
love each other and uh we are very supportive
Heavenly Father we thank you for this
Heavenly Father we thank you for this
Heavenly Father we thank you for this day and for this food and for the
day and for this food and for the
day and for this food and for the privilege of sharing all this together
privilege of sharing all this together
privilege of sharing all this together the joy
the joy
the joy and the sorrow
and the sorrow
and the sorrow the good food the laughter
the good food the laughter
the good food the laughter another day together and we pray for
another day together and we pray for
another day together and we pray for many more to come
many more to come
many more to come in the name of Jesus we pray amen now
in the name of Jesus we pray amen now
in the name of Jesus we pray amen now yes
yes
yes [Music]
what was it Gene Harlow said uh I'm
what was it Gene Harlow said uh I'm
what was it Gene Harlow said uh I'm going to slip into something more
going to slip into something more
going to slip into something more comfortable
okay
pantyhose oh they've come out with
pantyhose oh they've come out with
pantyhose oh they've come out with pantyhose for men now
it's not easy being transgender every
it's not easy being transgender every
it's not easy being transgender every day it's a challenge
day it's a challenge
day it's a challenge you can use all the willpower you have
you can use all the willpower you have
you can use all the willpower you have to try to
to try to
to try to to keep this in the shadows
to keep this in the shadows
to keep this in the shadows at some point it's going to come out in
at some point it's going to come out in
at some point it's going to come out in the open and you cannot find it
the open and you cannot find it
the open and you cannot find it what women have to go through
by the time I decide to do something
by the time I decide to do something
by the time I decide to do something I was in my late 30s I had four small
I was in my late 30s I had four small
I was in my late 30s I had four small children
children
children I had to confront the wife
I had to confront the wife
I had to confront the wife and go through the divorce change jobs
and go through the divorce change jobs
and go through the divorce change jobs start a whole new way of life okay
start a whole new way of life okay
start a whole new way of life okay how did I tell you I used to be a
how did I tell you I used to be a
how did I tell you I used to be a hairdresser cosmetologist for about six
hairdresser cosmetologist for about six
hairdresser cosmetologist for about six years oh yes
um school teacher nine years
um school teacher nine years
um school teacher nine years an accountant
an accountant
an accountant I've done everything but be a stripper I
I've done everything but be a stripper I
I've done everything but be a stripper I haven't tried that yet I'm not real good
haven't tried that yet I'm not real good
haven't tried that yet I'm not real good about swinging around poles
the doctors in Jackson at that time none
the doctors in Jackson at that time none
the doctors in Jackson at that time none of them were treating transgender people
of them were treating transgender people
of them were treating transgender people and they didn't want to talk about it
and they didn't want to talk about it
and they didn't want to talk about it they didn't want anything to do with it
they didn't want anything to do with it
they didn't want anything to do with it but the surgery was always uppermost in
but the surgery was always uppermost in
but the surgery was always uppermost in my mind
I struggled for years to raise the money
I struggled for years to raise the money
I struggled for years to raise the money because I was helping support my four
because I was helping support my four
because I was helping support my four children
children
children and then I sought out a reputable
and then I sought out a reputable
and then I sought out a reputable surgeon in Brussels Belgium at that time
surgeon in Brussels Belgium at that time
surgeon in Brussels Belgium at that time I was 60 years old
I started out with nothing no money
I started out with nothing no money
I started out with nothing no money no resources it seems like a miracle
no resources it seems like a miracle
no resources it seems like a miracle that I actually was able to finally
that I actually was able to finally
that I actually was able to finally achieve at this
okay
that's off to face the cruel world
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and um
I haven't and it just kind of makes me
feel
feel
feel worthless
I'm trying not to feel so inferior like
I'm trying not to feel so inferior like
I'm trying not to feel so inferior like I I'd like to like to feel that I matter
um and sometimes I'd feel that I don't
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[Music] I decided I need to change things and
I decided I need to change things and
I decided I need to change things and I hope to eat murder and I hope to find
I hope to eat murder and I hope to find
I hope to eat murder and I hope to find that special person and I hope to have
that special person and I hope to have
that special person and I hope to have kids and hope to have a family
we found that person yet but like I said
we found that person yet but like I said
we found that person yet but like I said I hope to
and there's a lot I want there's a lot I
and there's a lot I want there's a lot I
and there's a lot I want there's a lot I want out of this life
want out of this life
want out of this life if I if I could choose everything I
if I if I could choose everything I
if I if I could choose everything I wanted I guess I'd be uh a very davishly
wanted I guess I'd be uh a very davishly
wanted I guess I'd be uh a very davishly good looking Playboy going from one girl
good looking Playboy going from one girl
good looking Playboy going from one girl to another girl but in the end I just
to another girl but in the end I just
to another girl but in the end I just would rather have somebody I can marry
would rather have somebody I can marry
would rather have somebody I can marry and maybe go out with
and maybe go out with
and maybe go out with because to me that's a beautiful thing
whoa immaculate
whoa immaculate
whoa immaculate yes
yes
yes yes oh and the drawers are closed
yes oh and the drawers are closed
yes oh and the drawers are closed there's not underwear hanging out
there's not underwear hanging out
there's not underwear hanging out there's no candy wrappers on the floor
there's no candy wrappers on the floor
there's no candy wrappers on the floor and no coffee cups with green mold
and no coffee cups with green mold
and no coffee cups with green mold growing in them
growing in them
growing in them this is true
ah
ah
ah I like it I like it
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look at them again
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bread our oldest almost died after
bread our oldest almost died after
bread our oldest almost died after childbirth a day or so after child birth
childbirth a day or so after child birth
childbirth a day or so after child birth with convulsions you know because of
with convulsions you know because of
with convulsions you know because of it's a breach birth and everything and
it's a breach birth and everything and
it's a breach birth and everything and it was a difficult birth that probably
it was a difficult birth that probably
it was a difficult birth that probably caused some damage
caused some damage
caused some damage he survived and Brad is doing well he's
he survived and Brad is doing well he's
he survived and Brad is doing well he's got a white problem and I worry about
got a white problem and I worry about
got a white problem and I worry about that because he won't watch what he eats
that because he won't watch what he eats
that because he won't watch what he eats and I have to work he stays at home and
and I have to work he stays at home and
and I have to work he stays at home and I can't be with him 24 hours a day
I'm a
I'm a
I'm a [Music]
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[Music] string of base and uh
string of base and uh
string of base and uh where America living is
where America living is
where America living is China it will eat more healthier so
China it will eat more healthier so
China it will eat more healthier so trying to just be more healthy out there
trying to just be more healthy out there
trying to just be more healthy out there and live longer huh because my mom
and live longer huh because my mom
and live longer huh because my mom uh the 59 and my grandmother died right
uh the 59 and my grandmother died right
uh the 59 and my grandmother died right now
now
now and this was a old music boxer got from
and this was a old music boxer got from
and this was a old music boxer got from my mother huh when she died this cat up
my mother huh when she died this cat up
my mother huh when she died this cat up here she's in heaven and she always
here she's in heaven and she always
here she's in heaven and she always looked down
looked down
looked down so
so
so anyway I grew up with her father but I
anyway I grew up with her father but I
anyway I grew up with her father but I always have two loving mothers so
oh
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[Applause] there was a period of about seven or
there was a period of about seven or
there was a period of about seven or eight years I was totally estranged from
eight years I was totally estranged from
eight years I was totally estranged from my children I didn't talk to them I had
my children I didn't talk to them I had
my children I didn't talk to them I had no contact with them this was due to
no contact with them this was due to
no contact with them this was due to their mother she didn't want the
their mother she didn't want the
their mother she didn't want the children to be around me
those were very painful years
those were very painful years
those were very painful years emotionally I was just a wreck
emotionally I was just a wreck
emotionally I was just a wreck I wanted to see my children
this picture was us
this picture was us
this picture was us filthy this was it's a little damage
filthy this was it's a little damage
filthy this was it's a little damage right here but this was us uh 1994
right here but this was us uh 1994
right here but this was us uh 1994 Thanksgiving Day
I missed my dad for a while
and
and
and um
um
um it'll always stand out as the most
it'll always stand out as the most
it'll always stand out as the most important Thanksgiving to me because it
important Thanksgiving to me because it
important Thanksgiving to me because it was special
was special
was special um
um
um you know we hadn't talked for years
it was like rediscovering my fault my
it was like rediscovering my fault my
it was like rediscovering my fault my dad or my father all over again
I had wondered why Jerry wasn't a part
I had wondered why Jerry wasn't a part
I had wondered why Jerry wasn't a part of my life I guess part of me was
of my life I guess part of me was
of my life I guess part of me was wondering whether or not Jerry still
wondering whether or not Jerry still
wondering whether or not Jerry still loved me
loved me
loved me and
and
and um part of it I didn't understand was
um part of it I didn't understand was
um part of it I didn't understand was that our mama did not want Jerry around
that our mama did not want Jerry around
that our mama did not want Jerry around once I really got into the
once I really got into the
once I really got into the cross-dressing and living tea totally as
cross-dressing and living tea totally as
cross-dressing and living tea totally as female before the surgery then of course
female before the surgery then of course
female before the surgery then of course that's where the visits were suspended
that you couldn't take time out to see
that you couldn't take time out to see
that you couldn't take time out to see us you know
well apparently she never didn't explain
well apparently she never didn't explain
well apparently she never didn't explain yeah
she told me just before she died
she told me just before she died
she told me just before she died that she still loves you as a friend did
that she still loves you as a friend did
that she still loves you as a friend did you know that
you have to know that your mother was
in her own way a very special person
you know mama when you weren't there she
you know mama when you weren't there she
you know mama when you weren't there she had to try to she tried to play mother
had to try to she tried to play mother
had to try to she tried to play mother and father
and father
and father which I know wasn't easy on her you know
which I know wasn't easy on her you know
which I know wasn't easy on her you know yes especially when you weren't there
isn't no way possible way I would ever
isn't no way possible way I would ever
isn't no way possible way I would ever have deserted you I never would have
have deserted you I never would have
have deserted you I never would have deserted you
deserted you
deserted you under any circumstances
I don't know I guess that I hadn't
I don't know I guess that I hadn't
I don't know I guess that I hadn't called you dead in so long that's what
called you dead in so long that's what
called you dead in so long that's what was really depressing me because in a
was really depressing me because in a
was really depressing me because in a way I had missed you like I miss calling
way I had missed you like I miss calling
way I had missed you like I miss calling you dead
so this is what our new balance is right
so this is what our new balance is right
so this is what our new balance is right here
here
here hopefully next week is going to be good
I own a small mobile locksmith company
I own a small mobile locksmith company
I own a small mobile locksmith company Jerry handles all my accounting
Jerry handles all my accounting
Jerry handles all my accounting in a lot of ways we may not have the
in a lot of ways we may not have the
in a lot of ways we may not have the typical parent
typical parent
typical parent child relationship but um I think it's a
child relationship but um I think it's a
child relationship but um I think it's a good relationship
I remember the first time hearing
I remember the first time hearing
I remember the first time hearing that
that
that you know Dad was moving out and I don't
you know Dad was moving out and I don't
you know Dad was moving out and I don't even remember how old I was I do
even remember how old I was I do
even remember how old I was I do remember saying that well if that's the
remember saying that well if that's the
remember saying that well if that's the case I'm gonna go live with Dad and it
case I'm gonna go live with Dad and it
case I'm gonna go live with Dad and it was explaining to me that that wasn't
was explaining to me that that wasn't
was explaining to me that that wasn't possible
possible
possible way cry he took it really hard and
way cry he took it really hard and
way cry he took it really hard and it it just broke our both our hearts
it it just broke our both our hearts
it it just broke our both our hearts I was either just getting out of high
I was either just getting out of high
I was either just getting out of high school maybe it's my last year
school maybe it's my last year
school maybe it's my last year the first time I'd seen her again
the first time I'd seen her again
the first time I'd seen her again I worked up at the food court at Metro
I worked up at the food court at Metro
I worked up at the food court at Metro Center at the pizza place you did and uh
Center at the pizza place you did and uh
Center at the pizza place you did and uh sabaros I think maybe it was the first
sabaros I think maybe it was the first
sabaros I think maybe it was the first time I'd ever seen her dressed as a
time I'd ever seen her dressed as a
time I'd ever seen her dressed as a woman and I have to admit first blade
woman and I have to admit first blade
woman and I have to admit first blade knives on her after all that time it did
knives on her after all that time it did
knives on her after all that time it did take me back a little bit I didn't know
take me back a little bit I didn't know
take me back a little bit I didn't know how to react
how to react
how to react and I think I think she didn't know
and I think I think she didn't know
and I think I think she didn't know either it was kind of awkward you know
either it was kind of awkward you know
either it was kind of awkward you know she came up to the counter and said hey
she came up to the counter and said hey
she came up to the counter and said hey and
and
and I said hey back we got the door open but
I said hey back we got the door open but
I said hey back we got the door open but it was it was it was kind of a strange
it was it was it was kind of a strange
it was it was it was kind of a strange day
day
day but I'm glad she did
my kids Nick and Trinity at this point
my kids Nick and Trinity at this point
my kids Nick and Trinity at this point do not know
do not know
do not know because they've always called Jerry
because they've always called Jerry
because they've always called Jerry grandma
how do you tell your 14 year old and
how do you tell your 14 year old and
how do you tell your 14 year old and you're soon to be 13 year old daughter
you're soon to be 13 year old daughter
you're soon to be 13 year old daughter that their grandma is
that their grandma is
that their grandma is technically speaking in their
technically speaking in their
technically speaking in their grandfather
grandfather
grandfather in that your actual grandma has been
in that your actual grandma has been
in that your actual grandma has been dead for years
I would love to tell them just be honest
I would love to tell them just be honest
I would love to tell them just be honest with them because I don't want it to be
with them because I don't want it to be
with them because I don't want it to be like my mom never existed
because Nick has asked about my dad a
because Nick has asked about my dad a
because Nick has asked about my dad a couple times and I've deflected the
couple times and I've deflected the
couple times and I've deflected the question because I wasn't really sure
question because I wasn't really sure
question because I wasn't really sure what to say
son you already met my dad you're over
son you already met my dad you're over
son you already met my dad you're over there most days
feel anything how do you wrap your head
feel anything how do you wrap your head
feel anything how do you wrap your head around that you know at 14 years old
he's come from a long line of challenges
he's come from a long line of challenges
he's come from a long line of challenges baby
baby
baby we know there are just almost extinct
we know there are just almost extinct
we know there are just almost extinct species
I'd like to go to my grade knowing that
I'd like to go to my grade knowing that
I'd like to go to my grade knowing that you're finally going to get married and
you're finally going to get married and
you're finally going to get married and have beautiful children
have beautiful children
have beautiful children just children that will carry on the
just children that will carry on the
just children that will carry on the family name
yes yes you Nick all right
yes yes you Nick all right
yes yes you Nick all right two and my family you're the only Jones
two and my family you're the only Jones
two and my family you're the only Jones Come on my brothers didn't have any
Come on my brothers didn't have any
Come on my brothers didn't have any John's grandsons but I did
ready yeah
ready yeah
ready yeah foreign
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it's not comfortable when you're hiding
it's not comfortable when you're hiding
it's not comfortable when you're hiding something from people
something from people
something from people it preys on your mind every day and you
it preys on your mind every day and you
it preys on your mind every day and you worry
at first I was really scared I thought
at first I was really scared I thought
at first I was really scared I thought oh my God you know how the grandchildren
oh my God you know how the grandchildren
oh my God you know how the grandchildren going to deal with this uh they I'm
going to deal with this uh they I'm
going to deal with this uh they I'm going to be rejected are they not going
going to be rejected are they not going
going to be rejected are they not going to want to see me anymore
to want to see me anymore
to want to see me anymore and I certainly don't want to put an
and I certainly don't want to put an
and I certainly don't want to put an extra Challenge on them
extra Challenge on them
extra Challenge on them I know how cruel
I know how cruel
I know how cruel your peer group can be when you're like
your peer group can be when you're like
your peer group can be when you're like an adolescent in high school
an adolescent in high school
an adolescent in high school I went through all that bullying so I
I went through all that bullying so I
I went through all that bullying so I want to spare them that
you can do whatever you want here it's
you can do whatever you want here it's
you can do whatever you want here it's basically
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I mean I know the homies are down there
I mean I know the homies are down there
I mean I know the homies are down there right now
I usually uh run around here walk around
I usually uh run around here walk around
I usually uh run around here walk around here
here
here I do what I mainly do
I mean it's not the best place but you
I mean it's not the best place but you
I mean it's not the best place but you make a lot of friends here
I mean I might join the military I don't
I mean I might join the military I don't
I mean I might join the military I don't know
know
know it's just I still got to think about it
it's just I still got to think about it
it's just I still got to think about it some more you know what I'm saying
good morning company said good morning
good morning company said good morning
good morning company said good morning [Music]
I grew up in Mississippi which they
I grew up in Mississippi which they
I grew up in Mississippi which they called a closed Society at that time
called a closed Society at that time
called a closed Society at that time we have the segregation system and all
we have the segregation system and all
we have the segregation system and all of that going on it was a scary time to
of that going on it was a scary time to
of that going on it was a scary time to be different
be different
be different [Music]
grew up in a big old farmhouse out in
grew up in a big old farmhouse out in
grew up in a big old farmhouse out in the country and my dad had cotton fields
the country and my dad had cotton fields
the country and my dad had cotton fields and corn fields
and corn fields
and corn fields I had two brothers and three sisters
I had two brothers and three sisters
I had two brothers and three sisters we didn't have anything
we didn't have anything
we didn't have anything materially much
materially much
materially much wonderful
wonderful
wonderful I was aware very early on that I was
I was aware very early on that I was
I was aware very early on that I was expected to behave a certain way that
expected to behave a certain way that
expected to behave a certain way that boys dressed and acted a certain way and
boys dressed and acted a certain way and
boys dressed and acted a certain way and I knew I couldn't didn't feel
I knew I couldn't didn't feel
I knew I couldn't didn't feel comfortable with that
comfortable with that
comfortable with that would go out to the bar and dress up in
would go out to the bar and dress up in
would go out to the bar and dress up in girls clothes and play by myself
they were distressed about my behavior
they were distressed about my behavior
they were distressed about my behavior I would hear them whispering and talking
I would hear them whispering and talking
I would hear them whispering and talking about it and uh maybe we should apply
about it and uh maybe we should apply
about it and uh maybe we should apply you know a more stringent punishment and
you know a more stringent punishment and
you know a more stringent punishment and of course years later I had to tell them
of course years later I had to tell them
of course years later I had to tell them what was going on
what was going on
what was going on and it was I told them they were very
and it was I told them they were very
and it was I told them they were very quiet
quiet
quiet they didn't say anything really
my father
my father
my father he was dying and he had cancer
he was dying and he had cancer
he was dying and he had cancer and I came to see him and I wasn't fully
and I came to see him and I wasn't fully
and I came to see him and I wasn't fully cross-dressed
cross-dressed
cross-dressed but my parents had changed a lot and he
but my parents had changed a lot and he
but my parents had changed a lot and he was just so happy to see me
was just so happy to see me
was just so happy to see me and um
and um
and um he said I reached down and kissed him
he said I reached down and kissed him
he said I reached down and kissed him and I held his hand and he said I'm so
and I held his hand and he said I'm so
and I held his hand and he said I'm so glad you're here I said nothing else
glad you're here I said nothing else
glad you're here I said nothing else really matters but that you're here
really matters but that you're here
really matters but that you're here and
and
and that's a moment I remember
this is my mommy
this is my mommy
this is my mommy and my daddy
and my daddy
and my daddy yeah
yeah
yeah my mother wrote me a letter
my mother wrote me a letter
my mother wrote me a letter not long before she passed away and then
not long before she passed away and then
not long before she passed away and then she wrote
she wrote
she wrote to my darling daughter on her birthday
to my darling daughter on her birthday
to my darling daughter on her birthday and that meant more to me than anything
and that meant more to me than anything
and that meant more to me than anything and I still have it and it was very
and I still have it and it was very
and I still have it and it was very precious
precious
precious to me
to me
to me that was like
that was like
that was like it's okay I accept you as you are that's
it's okay I accept you as you are that's
it's okay I accept you as you are that's what she was saying
oh
oh
oh [Music]
[Music]
thank you
thank you
thank you I thought you were gonna do the husband
he's probably upset wasn't it we haven't
he's probably upset wasn't it we haven't
he's probably upset wasn't it we haven't been up in a while wait a minute
been up in a while wait a minute
been up in a while wait a minute you didn't get nobody no hug
Trent Trevor's brother that they are
Trent Trevor's brother that they are
Trent Trevor's brother that they are fraternal twins
fraternal twins
fraternal twins Trent is
Trent is
Trent is schizophrenic with symptoms of autism
schizophrenic with symptoms of autism
schizophrenic with symptoms of autism his mother managed to get him put into a
his mother managed to get him put into a
his mother managed to get him put into a home
home
home at that time we were estranged and there
at that time we were estranged and there
at that time we were estranged and there was a separation so
was a separation so
was a separation so in a way it was good news but yet it was
in a way it was good news but yet it was
in a way it was good news but yet it was distressing for me too
I I see Wendy's over there yeah we're
I I see Wendy's over there yeah we're
I I see Wendy's over there yeah we're just about all right
all right
all right
all right he loves
don't you Sugar Bone
don't you Sugar Bone
don't you Sugar Bone your brother was very sad that he didn't
your brother was very sad that he didn't
your brother was very sad that he didn't get to come and see you you was crying
get to come and see you you was crying
get to come and see you you was crying the other night he was very sad about
the other night he was very sad about
the other night he was very sad about not being able to become a visit to
not being able to become a visit to
not being able to become a visit to relationship
relationship
relationship okay
okay
okay here Trevor had to work yeah he had he
here Trevor had to work yeah he had he
here Trevor had to work yeah he had he he had no time to come see me and that's
he had no time to come see me and that's
he had no time to come see me and that's how I said
how I said
how I said [Music]
[Music]
[Music] well my brother Trevor okay all right
well my brother Trevor okay all right
well my brother Trevor okay all right he's okay
I told you it was too fast don't eat too
I told you it was too fast don't eat too
I told you it was too fast don't eat too fast
fast
fast oh
oh
oh brain freeze
brain freeze
brain freeze you know in the future I'll eat too fast
you know in the future I'll eat too fast
you know in the future I'll eat too fast not too fast
[Music]
I go to a ballroom dancing class
I go to a ballroom dancing class
I go to a ballroom dancing class occasionally
occasionally
occasionally I walk into that place and there's all
I walk into that place and there's all
I walk into that place and there's all these couples they all have husbands
these couples they all have husbands
these couples they all have husbands wives boyfriends girlfriends partners
wives boyfriends girlfriends partners
wives boyfriends girlfriends partners and I'm alone so I stand out from the
and I'm alone so I stand out from the
and I'm alone so I stand out from the crowd
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[Music]
[Music] I would like to have an affectionate
I would like to have an affectionate
I would like to have an affectionate intimate relationship with him with a
intimate relationship with him with a
intimate relationship with him with a man whatever the age
man whatever the age
man whatever the age I would like to keep the door open and
I would like to keep the door open and
I would like to keep the door open and the possibility of that
the possibility of that
the possibility of that [Music]
it's difficult to really find a good
it's difficult to really find a good
it's difficult to really find a good solid relationship with with someone and
solid relationship with with someone and
solid relationship with with someone and then there's always the problem of how
then there's always the problem of how
then there's always the problem of how far do you go without telling them about
far do you go without telling them about
far do you go without telling them about your situation Who You Are
your situation Who You Are
your situation Who You Are and how you arrived at this point and
and how you arrived at this point and
and how you arrived at this point and very often you're going to get rejection
very often you're going to get rejection
very often you're going to get rejection a lot of rejection
a lot of rejection
a lot of rejection and um
of course before the surgery it was more
of course before the surgery it was more
of course before the surgery it was more than rejection it was almost the threat
than rejection it was almost the threat
than rejection it was almost the threat of murder
[Music]
[Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] us with his eyes
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[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] what is it that God is God is love
what is it that God is God is love
what is it that God is God is love Brethren one day we're going to be love
Brethren one day we're going to be love
Brethren one day we're going to be love now you might look at your own
now you might look at your own
now you might look at your own experience and say I suffer I suffer
experience and say I suffer I suffer
experience and say I suffer I suffer daily
daily
daily that you and I we suffer because of sin
that you and I we suffer because of sin
that you and I we suffer because of sin in our flesh
in our flesh
in our flesh and I'm going to cause you to remember
and I'm going to cause you to remember
and I'm going to cause you to remember your own evil ways
your own evil ways
your own evil ways I'm going to cause you to remember your
I'm going to cause you to remember your
I'm going to cause you to remember your former ways the things you used to do
former ways the things you used to do
former ways the things you used to do you know they're contrary to the will of
you know they're contrary to the will of
you know they're contrary to the will of God and it's going to cause you grief
God and it's going to cause you grief
God and it's going to cause you grief we shall be delivered
we shall be delivered
we shall be delivered may God bless you and keep you as my
may God bless you and keep you as my
may God bless you and keep you as my prayer
[Music]
[Music]
[Music] my religious beliefs and my faith is
my religious beliefs and my faith is
my religious beliefs and my faith is everything
there's people out there that would tell
there's people out there that would tell
there's people out there that would tell me Point Blank you're going to hell
I just say Lord I don't understand it
I just say Lord I don't understand it
I just say Lord I don't understand it I'm gonna leave it in your hands
I'm gonna leave it in your hands
I'm gonna leave it in your hands and and you're the one who has the final
and and you're the one who has the final
and and you're the one who has the final answer and that's where I leave it
answer and that's where I leave it
answer and that's where I leave it [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] I see
I'm very very proud of Brad of what he's
I'm very very proud of Brad of what he's
I'm very very proud of Brad of what he's accomplished what he's able to do
he helps me keep house take care of the
he helps me keep house take care of the
he helps me keep house take care of the yard he is very considerate and
yard he is very considerate and
yard he is very considerate and hopefully I'm going to see a trump in
hopefully I'm going to see a trump in
hopefully I'm going to see a trump in the white
the white
the white foreign
[Music]
[Music]
[Music]
[Music] going to the gym uh
going to the gym uh
going to the gym uh uh that's again
trying to come over here where I am
at the
at the
at the very very close
but I do believe
but I do believe
but I do believe yeah
yeah
yeah 11's past days
11's past days
11's past days do protection
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[Music] foreign
foreign
foreign [Music]
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[Music] I met her in a beauty shop where I was
I met her in a beauty shop where I was
I met her in a beauty shop where I was working
she and I developed a strong bond as
she and I developed a strong bond as
she and I developed a strong bond as friends co-workers
friends co-workers
friends co-workers and I just adored her
I was obsessed with getting married and
I was obsessed with getting married and
I was obsessed with getting married and having children and I wanted this
having children and I wanted this
having children and I wanted this problem to go away and so she became the
problem to go away and so she became the
problem to go away and so she became the person I would marry
[Music]
[Music]
[Music] within a year or two I realized I was
within a year or two I realized I was
within a year or two I realized I was playing a role that this wasn't who I
playing a role that this wasn't who I
playing a role that this wasn't who I was
and I wanted to please my parents I
and I wanted to please my parents I
and I wanted to please my parents I wanted to please Society I wanted to be
wanted to please Society I wanted to be
wanted to please Society I wanted to be what they wanted me to be
what they wanted me to be
what they wanted me to be and I couldn't
and I couldn't
and I couldn't [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and of course it broke her heart when I
and of course it broke her heart when I
and of course it broke her heart when I explained to her when all this came to a
explained to her when all this came to a
explained to her when all this came to a head and I told her
head and I told her
head and I told her it's hard for me to forgive myself for
it's hard for me to forgive myself for
it's hard for me to forgive myself for it even though I know
it even though I know
it even though I know and I had to do what I had to do
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she just
she just
she just gave up on herself
gave up on herself
gave up on herself and she gained hundreds of pounds and
and she gained hundreds of pounds and
and she gained hundreds of pounds and she was so heavy she could not get up
she was so heavy she could not get up
she was so heavy she could not get up out of a chair and she literally killed
out of a chair and she literally killed
out of a chair and she literally killed herself over time
[Music]
she forced Trevor to drop out of school
she forced Trevor to drop out of school
she forced Trevor to drop out of school against my knowledge and forced him to
against my knowledge and forced him to
against my knowledge and forced him to stay home and take care of her and wait
stay home and take care of her and wait
stay home and take care of her and wait on her
on her
on her that did a lot of damage to him and now
that did a lot of damage to him and now
that did a lot of damage to him and now he has to have somebody he can blame for
he has to have somebody he can blame for
he has to have somebody he can blame for that he has to have a target for that
that he has to have a target for that
that he has to have a target for that anger and I'm the available Target
this is where we definitely saw Mama
this is where we definitely saw Mama
this is where we definitely saw Mama like go downhill
like go downhill
like go downhill I need you more than anybody
I need you more than anybody
I need you more than anybody yeah
towards the end she just
towards the end she just
towards the end she just her weight and her lack of Mobility
her weight and her lack of Mobility
her weight and her lack of Mobility it just it just got very very depressing
it just it just got very very depressing
it just it just got very very depressing yeah especially your watch that happen
yeah especially your watch that happen
yeah especially your watch that happen to Somebody That You Love
to Somebody That You Love
to Somebody That You Love I don't know I think at some point she
I don't know I think at some point she
I don't know I think at some point she just kind of gave up
just kind of gave up
just kind of gave up thank you
at the time I was just like I need to
at the time I was just like I need to
at the time I was just like I need to get away from here I think I felt like
get away from here I think I felt like
get away from here I think I felt like this place was suffocating me
I know that sounds pretty selfish but
I know that sounds pretty selfish but
I know that sounds pretty selfish but so I felt about it and I was left being
so I felt about it and I was left being
so I felt about it and I was left being forced to take care of my
foreign
first of all I didn't demand anything I
first of all I didn't demand anything I
first of all I didn't demand anything I asked you and then you blow up at me
asked you and then you blow up at me
asked you and then you blow up at me will you stop please and listen
I've heard all this before you told me
I've heard all this before you told me
I've heard all this before you told me no you haven't you think everything is
no you haven't you think everything is
no you haven't you think everything is about you when it stops me about you you
about you when it stops me about you you
about you when it stops me about you you get pissed off of that oh God
get pissed off of that oh God
get pissed off of that oh God what you are lacking in Trevor is
what you are lacking in Trevor is
what you are lacking in Trevor is compassion
compassion
compassion I'm sorry I am a damaged person I have
I'm sorry I am a damaged person I have
I'm sorry I am a damaged person I have been to Hell and back I am damaged I try
been to Hell and back I am damaged I try
been to Hell and back I am damaged I try to understand you I believe you I'm
to understand you I believe you I'm
to understand you I believe you I'm going to be in a lot of pain to the day
going to be in a lot of pain to the day
going to be in a lot of pain to the day I draw my last breath I'm gonna be in
I draw my last breath I'm gonna be in
I draw my last breath I'm gonna be in pain
so you go on you don't do the same thing
so you go on you don't do the same thing
so you go on you don't do the same thing you've done for Generations don't listen
you've done for Generations don't listen
you've done for Generations don't listen I'm trying to tell you one more Point
I'm trying to tell you one more Point
I'm trying to tell you one more Point all right what's your point you shut me
all right what's your point you shut me
all right what's your point you shut me out sometimes when I'm trying I'm
out sometimes when I'm trying I'm
out sometimes when I'm trying I'm literally at your feet begging you to
literally at your feet begging you to
literally at your feet begging you to listen to me I'm hurting and you care
listen to me I'm hurting and you care
listen to me I'm hurting and you care all you care about is what is going on
all you care about is what is going on
all you care about is what is going on in Jerry's [ __ ] words you don't give
in Jerry's [ __ ] words you don't give
in Jerry's [ __ ] words you don't give a [ __ ] what's going on mine that's why
a [ __ ] what's going on mine that's why
a [ __ ] what's going on mine that's why I'm so hungry
oh
oh
oh I remember my daddy walking out to the
I remember my daddy walking out to the
I remember my daddy walking out to the watermelon pitch he could always tell if
watermelon pitch he could always tell if
watermelon pitch he could always tell if he was ripe or not he just
he was ripe or not he just
he was ripe or not he just you know
yes
mmm
mmm
mmm yes
yes
yes this is good
[Music]
[Music]
[Music] Trevor's going through a lot of things
Trevor's going through a lot of things
Trevor's going through a lot of things right now still he's still in the
right now still he's still in the
right now still he's still in the process of sorting out a lot of issues
process of sorting out a lot of issues
process of sorting out a lot of issues in his life his feelings
in his life his feelings
in his life his feelings and um so I'm trying to be patient with
and um so I'm trying to be patient with
and um so I'm trying to be patient with him because of that
him because of that
him because of that yeah me too
yeah me too
yeah me too and it's it's very hard because he can
and it's it's very hard because he can
and it's it's very hard because he can be very very abusive
he's angry a lot of anger
he's angry a lot of anger
he's angry a lot of anger he knows we love him
he knows we love him
he knows we love him that's probably yeah I wasn't there for
that's probably yeah I wasn't there for
that's probably yeah I wasn't there for him when he was growing up like I was
him when he was growing up like I was
him when he was growing up like I was supposed to be so he's going to make me
supposed to be so he's going to make me
supposed to be so he's going to make me pay for it for the rest of my life
this is a very toxic situation and
this is a very toxic situation and
this is a very toxic situation and hopefully it's going to get better but
hopefully it's going to get better but
hopefully it's going to get better but I don't know
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foreign
foreign
foreign [Music]
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foreign
I was already at the point where I was
I was already at the point where I was
I was already at the point where I was really depressed really mad
really depressed really mad
really depressed really mad and I knew what was wrong
and I knew what was wrong
and I knew what was wrong it just you know got worse and worse
it's hard to describe it's like
it's hard to describe it's like
it's hard to describe it's like you know how when you blow a balloon up
you know how when you blow a balloon up
you know how when you blow a balloon up and you air you know it just gets bigger
and you air you know it just gets bigger
and you air you know it just gets bigger and bigger and you know eventually if
and bigger and you know eventually if
and bigger and you know eventually if you just keep on blowing it's just gonna
you just keep on blowing it's just gonna
you just keep on blowing it's just gonna pop well that's what I felt like inside
pop well that's what I felt like inside
pop well that's what I felt like inside like all this pressure is about to
like all this pressure is about to
like all this pressure is about to explode
explode
explode until finally I said you know what Jerry
until finally I said you know what Jerry
until finally I said you know what Jerry something I got to tell you
something I got to tell you
something I got to tell you the truth is
the truth is
the truth is I am gay I don't care I don't care
I am gay I don't care I don't care
I am gay I don't care I don't care really you know some people are going to
really you know some people are going to
really you know some people are going to accept it some people are not
accept it some people are not
accept it some people are not but
but
but um
it is who I am
why I didn't come out years before
why I didn't come out years before
why I didn't come out years before because my mother was a Jehovah's
because my mother was a Jehovah's
because my mother was a Jehovah's Witness
Witness
Witness and she talked down on homosexuality it
and she talked down on homosexuality it
and she talked down on homosexuality it was a sin it was wrong
was a sin it was wrong
was a sin it was wrong God frowns on that that kind of stuff
God frowns on that that kind of stuff
God frowns on that that kind of stuff and um that's why I never could
and um that's why I never could
and um that's why I never could you know
I never could come out then
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if I start crying I'll never stop
if I start crying I'll never stop
if I start crying I'll never stop so I have to keep the damn under control
so I have to keep the damn under control
so I have to keep the damn under control I've shed enough tears in my lifetime to
I've shed enough tears in my lifetime to
I've shed enough tears in my lifetime to fill a notion anyway
better
better
better okay
okay
okay that's my old sister
foreign
every time there's a death in the family
every time there's a death in the family
every time there's a death in the family either I'm not told about it so I won't
either I'm not told about it so I won't
either I'm not told about it so I won't show up at the funeral or either if I do
show up at the funeral or either if I do
show up at the funeral or either if I do show up
and during the eulogy the preacher
when it comes it comes to time to
when it comes it comes to time to
when it comes it comes to time to mention to read off the list of
mention to read off the list of
mention to read off the list of survivors
and I'm sitting there holding my breath
and I'm sitting there holding my breath
and I'm sitting there holding my breath or how oh maybe they're going to get it
or how oh maybe they're going to get it
or how oh maybe they're going to get it right this time and yesterday at my
right this time and yesterday at my
right this time and yesterday at my sister's funeral he's reading out the
sister's funeral he's reading out the
sister's funeral he's reading out the list of survivors she's survived by her
list of survivors she's survived by her
list of survivors she's survived by her children and he names them and lots of
children and he names them and lots of
children and he names them and lots of grandchildren and
grandchildren and
grandchildren and also she survived by her brothers
also she survived by her brothers
also she survived by her brothers Brothers
Brothers
Brothers Roger Jones and Jerry Jones of Pearl
Roger Jones and Jerry Jones of Pearl
Roger Jones and Jerry Jones of Pearl Mississippi
they
they
they could not say
could not say
could not say her sister Jerry Jones
some in the family went to him and told
some in the family went to him and told
some in the family went to him and told him to to make that stuff I already love
him to to make that stuff I already love
him to to make that stuff I already love this episode
this episode
this episode because it's disrespectful it's
because it's disrespectful it's
because it's disrespectful it's patronizing is it's degrading it's
patronizing is it's degrading it's
patronizing is it's degrading it's humiliating that's why
humiliating that's why
humiliating that's why when we first got back together it took
when we first got back together it took
when we first got back together it took us a while to learn how to use the word
us a while to learn how to use the word
us a while to learn how to use the word she instead of heat
she instead of heat
she instead of heat and maybe they don't want to give up
and maybe they don't want to give up
and maybe they don't want to give up thinking of you as their brother oh dear
thinking of you as their brother oh dear
thinking of you as their brother oh dear what a loss
my little sister got arrested her soul
my little sister got arrested her soul
my little sister got arrested her soul she saw me as her sister
she saw me as her sister
she saw me as her sister we had no problems with it
breaks my heart I just wish the rest of
breaks my heart I just wish the rest of
breaks my heart I just wish the rest of my extended family
my extended family
my extended family could do that I wish they could give me
could do that I wish they could give me
could do that I wish they could give me that kind of respect
everybody
they put those photos
of investigative efforts of those uh
of investigative efforts of those uh
of investigative efforts of those uh reacting with those photos have exposed
reacting with those photos have exposed
reacting with those photos have exposed that it was really a sloppy uh Photoshop
that it was really a sloppy uh Photoshop
that it was really a sloppy uh Photoshop job
I used to be like I didn't give a crap
I used to be like I didn't give a crap
I used to be like I didn't give a crap about this family
about this family
about this family but now kind of
but now kind of
but now kind of I want to just decided to be nice
I would always wonder why he would
I would always wonder why he would
I would always wonder why he would always call grandma Jerry and not Mom
always call grandma Jerry and not Mom
always call grandma Jerry and not Mom like that's weird so she was my mama
like that's weird so she was my mama
like that's weird so she was my mama called my mom all the time
called my mom all the time
called my mom all the time and why even uncle Trevor would call her
and why even uncle Trevor would call her
and why even uncle Trevor would call her Jerry not Mom
I always wondered what happened to
I always wondered what happened to
I always wondered what happened to Grandma's Grandpa
Grandma's Grandpa
Grandma's Grandpa and Grandma was Jerry you know would say
and Grandma was Jerry you know would say
and Grandma was Jerry you know would say that she got rid of Grandpa a long time
that she got rid of Grandpa a long time
that she got rid of Grandpa a long time ago
my grandson has begun to ask his father
my grandson has begun to ask his father
my grandson has begun to ask his father who was your dad
who was your dad
who was your dad because you never talk about it
because you never talk about it
because you never talk about it and training my granddaughter she's very
and training my granddaughter she's very
and training my granddaughter she's very quiet she keeps her thoughts to herself
it's very difficult very difficult
that's what terrifies me I'm going to
that's what terrifies me I'm going to
that's what terrifies me I'm going to grow into this very old
grow into this very old
grow into this very old decrepit person my grandchildren won't
decrepit person my grandchildren won't
decrepit person my grandchildren won't speak to me
speak to me
speak to me and that's a terrible thought
I would do anything to prevent that from
I would do anything to prevent that from
I would do anything to prevent that from happening but I don't know what I can do
it's heartbreaking
um
um
um so I don't know
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what the hell
what the hell
what the hell [Applause]
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no in the back of my head that my
no in the back of my head that my
no in the back of my head that my bedroom is a complete disaster
bedroom is a complete disaster
bedroom is a complete disaster impresses me because it's like My
impresses me because it's like My
impresses me because it's like My Sanctuary
oh
when I came out
when I came out
when I came out I hadn't been with anyone male or female
I hadn't been with anyone male or female
I hadn't been with anyone male or female I was 36 years old I didn't want to be a
I was 36 years old I didn't want to be a
I was 36 years old I didn't want to be a 40 year old virgin like in the movie
40 year old virgin like in the movie
40 year old virgin like in the movie where the guy waited until I was like 40
where the guy waited until I was like 40
where the guy waited until I was like 40 to lose his virginity
to lose his virginity
to lose his virginity I don't want to be a laughing joke but
I don't want to be a laughing joke but
I don't want to be a laughing joke but also and it was also the fact that I
also and it was also the fact that I
also and it was also the fact that I finally lost my virginity
finally lost my virginity
finally lost my virginity but I finally figured out this is who I
but I finally figured out this is who I
but I finally figured out this is who I am
am
am it's you know it's something I had
it's you know it's something I had
it's you know it's something I had denied and I was finally able to finally
denied and I was finally able to finally
denied and I was finally able to finally come to terms with it and
come to terms with it and
come to terms with it and the truth can be something that can
the truth can be something that can
the truth can be something that can either
either
either set you free or can destroy you
I haven't pulled this thing out in a
I haven't pulled this thing out in a
I haven't pulled this thing out in a while
this is a Mother's Day card I gave to
this is a Mother's Day card I gave to
this is a Mother's Day card I gave to Mama on Mother's Day said thanks for
Mama on Mother's Day said thanks for
Mama on Mother's Day said thanks for being a loving compassionate
being a loving compassionate
being a loving compassionate understanding mother and that's why we
understanding mother and that's why we
understanding mother and that's why we think you're the greatest mother in the
think you're the greatest mother in the
think you're the greatest mother in the world
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going to her graveside and finally
going to her graveside and finally
going to her graveside and finally admitting to Mama that I'm gay
admitting to Mama that I'm gay
admitting to Mama that I'm gay in a wood would a way help me to get to
in a wood would a way help me to get to
in a wood would a way help me to get to let go of certain things
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you know I promised you that that one
you know I promised you that that one
you know I promised you that that one day I would get married and I would have
day I would get married and I would have
day I would get married and I would have kids
I don't think that's gonna happen mama
I'm gay
I know you taught me that homosexuality
I know you taught me that homosexuality
I know you taught me that homosexuality was a sin and God frowned upon them but
was a sin and God frowned upon them but
was a sin and God frowned upon them but I'm not sorry for coming out
maybe we'll see each other on the other
maybe we'll see each other on the other
maybe we'll see each other on the other side one day okay
love it so they just know I love you
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to come out to her because it would have
to come out to her because it would have
to come out to her because it would have been hard for her
been hard for her
been hard for her very hard
very hard
very hard after what happened between him and her
after what happened between him and her
after what happened between him and her myself and her in the marriage and all
myself and her in the marriage and all
myself and her in the marriage and all it would have been you had been so too
it would have been you had been so too
it would have been you had been so too much for her to take I think
much for her to take I think
much for her to take I think I like to think she's in a better place
I like to think she's in a better place
I like to think she's in a better place now where she has perfect understanding
now where she has perfect understanding
now where she has perfect understanding she's been down with the Heavenly
she's been down with the Heavenly
she's been down with the Heavenly understanding of things and that she can
understanding of things and that she can
understanding of things and that she can understand now but she couldn't have
understand now but she couldn't have
understand now but she couldn't have here
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Bad Touch
Bad Touch
Bad Touch so you get to feel comfortable in your
so you get to feel comfortable in your
so you get to feel comfortable in your own skin
such a gay pride uh bracelet
such a gay pride uh bracelet
such a gay pride uh bracelet and uh
and uh
and uh this one advice I've expressed myself so
I had a dream my wife has married
I had a dream my wife has married
I had a dream my wife has married and I'm trying to have had a child
and I'm trying to have had a child
and I'm trying to have had a child um
teacher no more it's actually perfect
teacher no more it's actually perfect
teacher no more it's actually perfect and
and
and and
I always wonder what my life had been
I always wonder what my life had been
I always wonder what my life had been like if I was normal it didn't have a
like if I was normal it didn't have a
like if I was normal it didn't have a promise I had
it's our nature to have
it's our nature to have
it's our nature to have a companion all right
customized situation it's gonna be hard
I I I'm not gonna try I'm not gonna give
I I I'm not gonna try I'm not gonna give
I I I'm not gonna try I'm not gonna give up
I'm doing just fine
I'm doing just fine
I'm doing just fine I went out with the uh the drag queen
I went out with the uh the drag queen
I went out with the uh the drag queen dude last night
dude last night
dude last night it went wonderful actually
yeah I'm still trying to wake up but it
yeah I'm still trying to wake up but it
yeah I'm still trying to wake up but it was worth it so I ain't worried
was worth it so I ain't worried
was worth it so I ain't worried complaining
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my whole life has changed I actually
my whole life has changed I actually
my whole life has changed I actually have a life and I'm dating and all that
have a life and I'm dating and all that
have a life and I'm dating and all that kind of stuff and and I'm mostly
kind of stuff and and I'm mostly
kind of stuff and and I'm mostly enjoying all this attention you know I
enjoying all this attention you know I
enjoying all this attention you know I mean
going up or partly because I was you
going up or partly because I was you
going up or partly because I was you know the way I was treated when I was in
know the way I was treated when I was in
know the way I was treated when I was in school
school
school which now I can probably see maybe they
which now I can probably see maybe they
which now I can probably see maybe they could since I was gay and maybe had
could since I was gay and maybe had
could since I was gay and maybe had something to do with it you know why I
something to do with it you know why I
something to do with it you know why I was picked on but it made me feel bad
was picked on but it made me feel bad
was picked on but it made me feel bad about myself but now
about myself but now
about myself but now among some dating sites and stuff or
among some dating sites and stuff or
among some dating sites and stuff or actually tell me I'm handsome I'm cute
actually tell me I'm handsome I'm cute
actually tell me I'm handsome I'm cute and I'm pretty I'm sexy and whatever and
and I'm pretty I'm sexy and whatever and
and I'm pretty I'm sexy and whatever and I'm like well thank you very much you
I'm like well thank you very much you
I'm like well thank you very much you know
know
know after what happened to me I would rather
after what happened to me I would rather
after what happened to me I would rather they have not had to deal with any of
they have not had to deal with any of
they have not had to deal with any of this being different in any way
this being different in any way
this being different in any way so it's not easy but well you know I
so it's not easy but well you know I
so it's not easy but well you know I didn't ask to be this way hmm
didn't ask to be this way hmm
didn't ask to be this way hmm did you know I fought this for years
did you know I fought this for years
did you know I fought this for years oh yeah
he came out and started all his new life
he came out and started all his new life
he came out and started all his new life at the same age that I was when I
at the same age that I was when I
at the same age that I was when I started mine
started mine
started mine foreign
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foreign to death I was not going to accept him
to death I was not going to accept him
to death I was not going to accept him and I couldn't believe it I said sweetie
and I couldn't believe it I said sweetie
and I couldn't believe it I said sweetie why wouldn't I not be there for you you
why wouldn't I not be there for you you
why wouldn't I not be there for you you were there for me
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hello how are you doing
hello how are you doing
hello how are you doing all right doing good
he looks like Sherlock Holmes
drawing man I didn't know you had that
drawing man I didn't know you had that
drawing man I didn't know you had that kind of Tower
kind of Tower
kind of Tower he got a hat in her earring yeah my
he got a hat in her earring yeah my
he got a hat in her earring yeah my stash should be right here
okay
okay
okay hooray all right we need to take some
hooray all right we need to take some
hooray all right we need to take some pictures
all right
sweet
sweet
sweet okay
I'm not trying
put your other arm down
put your other arm down
put your other arm down there you go
there you go
there you go okay
if I was a multi-millionaire I'd take
if I was a multi-millionaire I'd take
if I was a multi-millionaire I'd take him out of this place so fast and I
him out of this place so fast and I
him out of this place so fast and I would hire somebody to personally take
would hire somebody to personally take
would hire somebody to personally take care of him for me and give him his
care of him for me and give him his
care of him for me and give him his medication and everything else
medication and everything else
medication and everything else I can't manage it myself at home if I
I can't manage it myself at home if I
I can't manage it myself at home if I could I would have it at home
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hello hello
hello hello
hello hello Chris hello
Chris hello
Chris hello okay
how was your day
Chris is a really wonderful friend I met
Chris is a really wonderful friend I met
Chris is a really wonderful friend I met him through a dating site
and
and
and they don't pick up a phone and call
they don't pick up a phone and call
they don't pick up a phone and call people anymore they tweet them and twerk
people anymore they tweet them and twerk
people anymore they tweet them and twerk them and Google them and
baby do your thing there you go
you don't keep me warm tonight aren't
you don't keep me warm tonight aren't
you don't keep me warm tonight aren't you
you
you oh yes nice
hey Martha Stewart couldn't do this
oh there we go
oh there we go
oh there we go now
with the head of house and the two kids
with the head of house and the two kids
with the head of house and the two kids and all that stuff I'll probably still
and all that stuff I'll probably still
and all that stuff I'll probably still get a refund
get a refund
get a refund for an income credit and all that other
for an income credit and all that other
for an income credit and all that other stuff yeah you're still around the
stuff yeah you're still around the
stuff yeah you're still around the poverty line see what I mean so you're
poverty line see what I mean so you're
poverty line see what I mean so you're not going to shouldn't have to pay
not going to shouldn't have to pay
not going to shouldn't have to pay anything
anything
anything we just about got ourselves out of the
we just about got ourselves out of the
we just about got ourselves out of the hole that yeah we were we were in so
hole that yeah we were we were in so
hole that yeah we were we were in so it's about uh back on top again oh I've
it's about uh back on top again oh I've
it's about uh back on top again oh I've heard people that know you say such and
heard people that know you say such and
heard people that know you say such and the kind and nice things about you how
the kind and nice things about you how
the kind and nice things about you how how hard you were
how hard you were
how hard you were for a time there I thought I was going
for a time there I thought I was going
for a time there I thought I was going to have to go get something for anxiety
to have to go get something for anxiety
to have to go get something for anxiety but her faith in me has gotten me
but her faith in me has gotten me
but her faith in me has gotten me through a lot of this
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[Music] my kids well they figured out that my
my kids well they figured out that my
my kids well they figured out that my mom had died just because of what the
mom had died just because of what the
mom had died just because of what the herd so
herd so
herd so they were like well who is Jerry and how
they were like well who is Jerry and how
they were like well who is Jerry and how is she really like well Jerry's my dad
is she really like well Jerry's my dad
is she really like well Jerry's my dad it was a big weight off my shoulders
it was a big weight off my shoulders
it was a big weight off my shoulders because I wasn't sure how I was going to
because I wasn't sure how I was going to
because I wasn't sure how I was going to approach it
approach it
approach it they probably could have handled this
they probably could have handled this
they probably could have handled this earlier I think maybe it was me that
earlier I think maybe it was me that
earlier I think maybe it was me that couldn't handle it
Jerry's not perfect but neither am I
Jerry's not perfect but neither am I
Jerry's not perfect but neither am I she she's been there and sometimes you
she she's been there and sometimes you
she she's been there and sometimes you know that that means more than anything
they're great kids I'm very blessed
they're great kids I'm very blessed
they're great kids I'm very blessed they're very smart but um my family's
they're very smart but um my family's
they're very smart but um my family's everything
everything
everything I mean there's no other way to put it
I mean there's no other way to put it
I mean there's no other way to put it they are everything
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it's shocking
it's shocking
it's shocking when I first heard I'm like oh my gosh
when I first heard I'm like oh my gosh
when I first heard I'm like oh my gosh my grandma
my grandma
my grandma was a man
it kind of missed my whole Viewpoint up
it kind of missed my whole Viewpoint up
it kind of missed my whole Viewpoint up family I was like
family I was like
family I was like if Grandma is my mom's dad
so she she that means she had to marry
so she she that means she had to marry
so she she that means she had to marry somebody to have my dad
I would like to talk to them because I
I would like to talk to them because I
I would like to talk to them because I don't know much about my grandma
probably helped they'll probably give me
probably helped they'll probably give me
probably helped they'll probably give me some answers
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shattered shattered
I just hope
I just hope
I just hope I hope he doesn't turn against me or
I hope he doesn't turn against me or
I hope he doesn't turn against me or this doesn't interfere with our
this doesn't interfere with our
this doesn't interfere with our relationship in any way I hope you
relationship in any way I hope you
relationship in any way I hope you 'll be he's able to absorb it and deal
'll be he's able to absorb it and deal
'll be he's able to absorb it and deal with it
there we go that's uh that's Jerry
there we go that's uh that's Jerry
there we go that's uh that's Jerry that's
that's
that's 1973.
1973.
1973. hey that's April so I was like not quite
hey that's April so I was like not quite
hey that's April so I was like not quite a month old so that was Grandma when she
a month old so that was Grandma when she
a month old so that was Grandma when she was a mine yes yeah
there's mom and that was if that's March
there's mom and that was if that's March
there's mom and that was if that's March 5th 73 that's when she's still pregnant
5th 73 that's when she's still pregnant
5th 73 that's when she's still pregnant with me yeah she's pregnant with your
with me yeah she's pregnant with your
with me yeah she's pregnant with your dad right there you can see she's
dad right there you can see she's
dad right there you can see she's pregnant with him
that's me as a baby
that's me as a baby
that's me as a baby 14 days old yeah
14 days old yeah
14 days old yeah ah now that that's what a teenager yeah
ah now that that's what a teenager yeah
ah now that that's what a teenager yeah it's a teenager small woman was a
it's a teenager small woman was a
it's a teenager small woman was a teenager
teenager
teenager she was not like my best friend we
she was not like my best friend we
she was not like my best friend we worked in a beauty shop
worked in a beauty shop
worked in a beauty shop we like girlfriends this is probably
we like girlfriends this is probably
we like girlfriends this is probably what about the time y'all were married
what about the time y'all were married
what about the time y'all were married or yeah
and that was uh me and her with Webb
and that was uh me and her with Webb
and that was uh me and her with Webb before any of the kids were born
before any of the kids were born
before any of the kids were born wow check that hair out this is the
wow check that hair out this is the
wow check that hair out this is the style of identity yeah this was this in
style of identity yeah this was this in
style of identity yeah this was this in 1965 we was
1965 we was
1965 we was engaged to be married
now that's uh
now that's uh
now that's uh it's a good picture of me you Brad yeah
it's a good picture of me you Brad yeah
it's a good picture of me you Brad yeah um
that's a headstone at my mom's grave
that's a headstone at my mom's grave
that's a headstone at my mom's grave where's the grave at it's a White Sands
where's the grave at it's a White Sands
where's the grave at it's a White Sands he was 59 years old 59.
I haven't seen those pictures
I haven't seen those pictures
I haven't seen those pictures well I think I have when I was little
well I think I have when I was little
well I think I have when I was little but I didn't know who that person was I
but I didn't know who that person was I
but I didn't know who that person was I thought that was like an uncle or
thought that was like an uncle or
thought that was like an uncle or something but now to know that it's my
something but now to know that it's my
something but now to know that it's my grandma
like the only well she she's my favorite
like the only well she she's my favorite
like the only well she she's my favorite grandma in a sense
she's got something special
she's a grandma Paul
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[Applause] family church with your presence your
family church with your presence your
family church with your presence your prayers and your blessings yes
prayers and your blessings yes
prayers and your blessings yes do you as Brad and Trevor's new church
do you as Brad and Trevor's new church
do you as Brad and Trevor's new church family wish to love them in Christ Jesus
family wish to love them in Christ Jesus
family wish to love them in Christ Jesus and will you accept them where they are
and will you accept them where they are
and will you accept them where they are and pray for them
and pray for them
and pray for them I as your pastor really the best that I
I as your pastor really the best that I
I as your pastor really the best that I can to listen to you to pray for you to
can to listen to you to pray for you to
can to listen to you to pray for you to challenge you and to feed you the word
challenge you and to feed you the word
challenge you and to feed you the word of God then fulfill my heart
of God then fulfill my heart
of God then fulfill my heart thank you
it's been a long time coming home
thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
spread around
spread around
spread around [Music]
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[Music] mayonnaise
mayonnaise
mayonnaise [Music]
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[Music] to everyone
Safe Harbor has taught me that you know
Safe Harbor has taught me that you know
Safe Harbor has taught me that you know God has a plan for all of us
God has a plan for all of us
God has a plan for all of us and he made me the way I am for a reason
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no problem
how's it feeling on the official numbers
how's it feeling on the official numbers
how's it feeling on the official numbers now oh it feels good
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two more hopefully they'll cover all
two more hopefully they'll cover all
two more hopefully they'll cover all that up
that up
that up they'll grow and spread out and we'll
they'll grow and spread out and we'll
they'll grow and spread out and we'll have tomatoes
have tomatoes
have tomatoes tomatoes
I'm secure enough for myself and I don't
I'm secure enough for myself and I don't
I'm secure enough for myself and I don't need attention
need attention
need attention at all
you know it's nice to get it but I'd
you know it's nice to get it but I'd
you know it's nice to get it but I'd like to have the right kind of attention
like to have the right kind of attention
like to have the right kind of attention positive attention
went to this new Mexican restaurant out
went to this new Mexican restaurant out
went to this new Mexican restaurant out here's some real nice restaurants and
here's some real nice restaurants and
here's some real nice restaurants and this waiter was he was just you know
this waiter was he was just you know
this waiter was he was just you know winking and flirting and whoever got
winking and flirting and whoever got
winking and flirting and whoever got pissed off because he wasn't paying him
pissed off because he wasn't paying him
pissed off because he wasn't paying him no I wasn't jealous I mean he was scared
no I wasn't jealous I mean he was scared
no I wasn't jealous I mean he was scared I'm not gonna give him that you
I'm not gonna give him that you
I'm not gonna give him that you acknowledge everyone there I'm an old
acknowledge everyone there I'm an old
acknowledge everyone there I'm an old lady I don't have any sex life Left My
lady I don't have any sex life Left My
lady I don't have any sex life Left My Romance is gone give me a little break
Romance is gone give me a little break
Romance is gone give me a little break here I need all the flirting I can get
here I need all the flirting I can get
here I need all the flirting I can get he was probably just patronizing you bet
he was probably just patronizing you bet
he was probably just patronizing you bet it's fine I need to be patronized in
it's fine I need to be patronized in
it's fine I need to be patronized in that particular way okay
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intervention what about this Alabama
intervention what about this Alabama
intervention what about this Alabama [Music]
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[Music] that's what she's interested
that's what she's interested
that's what she's interested [Music]
God here's a song you might like then
God here's a song you might like then
God here's a song you might like then damn
damn
damn [Music]
it's a really bad
it's a really bad
it's a really bad [Music]
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[Music] I'm beginning to feel a lot closer to
I'm beginning to feel a lot closer to
I'm beginning to feel a lot closer to Nick
Nick
Nick he does not
he does not
he does not make me feel bad about this he's been
make me feel bad about this he's been
make me feel bad about this he's been there for me so far I hope he always
there for me so far I hope he always
there for me so far I hope he always will be
and my granddaughter seems to have the
and my granddaughter seems to have the
and my granddaughter seems to have the same regard for me as I said before
right it's not just about us you're part
right it's not just about us you're part
right it's not just about us you're part of a larger picture
of a larger picture
of a larger picture it's about our siblings our parents our
it's about our siblings our parents our
it's about our siblings our parents our ancestors and it all contributed to who
ancestors and it all contributed to who
ancestors and it all contributed to who you are and if there's enough love there
you are and if there's enough love there
you are and if there's enough love there you can overcome
all right so you know what a box step
all right so you know what a box step
all right so you know what a box step it's back for slow
it's back for slow
it's back for slow here we go ready and slow twitch quit
here we go ready and slow twitch quit
here we go ready and slow twitch quit slow
rocks
rocks
rocks roll her out I don't look at it like I'm
roll her out I don't look at it like I'm
roll her out I don't look at it like I'm approaching my expiration date and
approaching my expiration date and
approaching my expiration date and just sort of give up I still challenge
just sort of give up I still challenge
just sort of give up I still challenge myself I'm still in love with life and
myself I'm still in love with life and
myself I'm still in love with life and I'm still trying to grow up
I'm past wondering about it
I'm past wondering about it
I'm past wondering about it I just try to be me
after I was said and done we have to be
after I was said and done we have to be
after I was said and done we have to be true to ourselves
true to ourselves
true to ourselves we have to be Who We Are
we have to be Who We Are
we have to be Who We Are Come What May
Come What May
Come What May say Levine
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you go there you go good look right up
you go there you go good look right up
you go there you go good look right up here for me
here for me
here for me good
good
good [Music]
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[Music] good I've been practicing
nice day
nice day
nice day [Music]
y'all come a little closer together
fantastic
fantastic
fantastic [Music]
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[Music] yeah
yeah
yeah good
okay
okay
okay [Music]
thank you good job
thank you good job
thank you good job [Music]
good
good
good [Music]
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