The same Vance that refuses to learn a nice life lesson from Mamaw?
“I’ll never forget the time I convinced myself that I was gay. I was eight or nine, maybe younger, and I stumbled upon a broadcast by some fire-and-brimstone preacher. The man spoke about the evils of homosexuals, how they had infiltrated our society, and how they were all destined for hell absent some serious repenting. At the time, the only thing I knew about gay men was that they preferred men to women. This described me perfectly: I disliked girls, and my best friend in the world was my buddy Bill. Oh no, I’m going to hell.”
When he brought up the issue with his grandmother — known to Vance as “Mamaw” — she replied bluntly: “Don’t be a fucking idiot, how would you know that you’re gay?”
When Vance explained his reasoning, she laughed.
“JD, do you want to suck dicks?” she said, according to the book.
The young Vance, apparently “flabbergasted,” said: “Of course not!”
“Then you’re not gay. And even if you did want to suck dicks, that would be okay,” she replied. “God would still love you.”
Oh wow. Even when they try they can’t get it right. Many people know they’re gay by 9, not all gay men want to do oral sex, and all most 9 year olds know is they’re supposed to want this thing called sex. It’s literally the grade where they talk about “it” and some braggart says they did “it”.
And the God loves you line is just classic. According to conservatives God loves gay people which is why it’s important to save them from hell.
This entire story is just a massive line of red flags.
My family loves to tell the story about my cousin and I running around the house when we were like 6 and supposedly he stopped dead in his tracks, looked at my stepmom and said “that dress is so your color.”
Doesn’t have to do with dicks, but from that day they knew he was gay and he very much is now that we’re in our late 30s. I love him to death, he’s such a great guy!
He finally came out to me when we went to an art exhibit because I always liked Tim Burton stuff and he kept commenting on paintings “why are the men all clothed and the women all topless? Why does Jack not have a bulge but Sally is full figured!?” That kind of stuff. So over dinner I was like “ya know… I couldn’t help notice some of your comments? You know I love you, is there anything you want to share with me?” Lol
The same Vance that refuses to learn a nice life lesson from Mamaw?
Oh wow. Even when they try they can’t get it right. Many people know they’re gay by 9, not all gay men want to do oral sex, and all most 9 year olds know is they’re supposed to want this thing called sex. It’s literally the grade where they talk about “it” and some braggart says they did “it”.
And the God loves you line is just classic. According to conservatives God loves gay people which is why it’s important to save them from hell.
This entire story is just a massive line of red flags.
My family loves to tell the story about my cousin and I running around the house when we were like 6 and supposedly he stopped dead in his tracks, looked at my stepmom and said “that dress is so your color.”
Doesn’t have to do with dicks, but from that day they knew he was gay and he very much is now that we’re in our late 30s. I love him to death, he’s such a great guy!
He finally came out to me when we went to an art exhibit because I always liked Tim Burton stuff and he kept commenting on paintings “why are the men all clothed and the women all topless? Why does Jack not have a bulge but Sally is full figured!?” That kind of stuff. So over dinner I was like “ya know… I couldn’t help notice some of your comments? You know I love you, is there anything you want to share with me?” Lol