Originally posted on Facebook on Saturday, October 29, 2022.

So, the drag show is back on the schedule.

And, I came to the Cotton District Arts Festival anyway

because I'm an adult.

I wasn't for the drag show. I voiced my objection. It didn't go my way and I moved on. I'm not in a corner pouting like a child or scheming how I might impose my will on you in the future.

This is part of living in community. Sometimes things don't go the way you want but that's what comes with living with other people.

It's a price I gladly pay for our wonderful, vibrant community.

I came out today because Melissa and I wanted to be with our neighbors despite our differing positions on the issue and to prove that we can disagree, even staunchly, and still be friends, living peaceably together.