Cody James (I'm From Wasilla, AK) - True Gay Stories

[Ian David]

Run time: 02:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWxP9SIovjo   Posted on YouTube: April 11, 2011 By YouTube Member: ImFromDriftwood Views on YouTube: 98   Posted on DU: April 11, 2011 By DU Member: Ian David Views on DU: 1371

 
Nathan Manske and Marquise Lee just finished a 4 month, 50 state tour of the United States collecting stories for their I'm From Driftwood site. We'll be sharing some of the stories they collected along with some of the insight into what they saw. They're still encouraging people to submit their written stories via IFD.

Heading up to Wasilla from Anchorage, I was hoping to find some stories that would provide a balance to the conservative, homophobic perception the town now had thanks to a certain politician. While we found the people everywhere we visited in Alaska were kind and welcoming--strangers really do say "hello" on the street--the stories we collected unfortunately didn't provide the rosier picture I was hoping to find.


More:
http://www.towleroad.com/2011/04/wasilla.html

[RKP5637]

1. Recommend!!! n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. What a fine wholsome family community

If those are the values of the "real America" that Sarah Palin speaks of, then you know what, I'll stick with the values of people in NYC, San Francisco and Los Angeles, thank you.

[Swede Atlanta]

3. This isn't some fucking "thing like that"...

This is about the personal integrity of a young man who is gay. Period. This isn't about some kind of "thing". It is about his personal existence, who he is.

These fucking Republicans and other conservatives want to define who people are and decide who is "acceptable" and who isn't. I'm really sick and tired of this shit.

As a gay man I have been incredibly lucky but I see testimonials like this and I go ballistic.