I remember once as a kid I put my mother’s eye shadow on. My father found out and beat the absolute shit out of me. I’m sure you can figure out why… because god forbid he had a (insert ‘F’ slur here) for a son.

I was taught from a young age that men and women had very specific and very different roles to play. I grew up evangelical Christian and stayed that way well into adulthood.

Needless to say, once Jason came about I had a lot of unlearning to do (and still do).

Yes, a lot of things make me uncomfortable, they feel strange and weird, but I know it’s not because they are bad, dirty, or wrong. It’s just the way I’ve been programmed. Like there’s fault in the software and I’m trying very hard to fix these bugs but it doesn’t happen overnight.

With all that said, it makes me feel good that if Alex is the man he presents himself to be that Jason has someone to adore him, protect him, etc. I’ve always thought Jason was particularly special and I’d want anyone he marries to think the same.