TylerandAce

Not as much scripted in those as you might think. The only sure thing was the fucking, but how it got there was his doing. He’s pretty damn good at time...and I don’t get massages NEARLY enough...lol.

A little biased, but I agree! Lol. Happy to make one happen sometime, of course

Maybe so. I can always ask, for sure

I would think they’ve done their homework, so yes. Another reason to steer clear

He says that means more than you know. Takes real pride in those and enjoys doing them ?

Thanks fellas. I like the voice in unison. Agree !

Thanks for that. The wisdom on this board has guided me for more than a decade now. It is definitely valued. I've decided that the enhancements from participating in this will not outpace the detractions. There's a lot of danger to our peacefulness. And even though the kids are basically adults now, I still think harm could be done there if it's not executed properly. As for learning, I guess I didn't realize the amount of dislike I have for drag....not the community itself, but the format.

Agree for sure. Probably way more negatives.

Thanks for the perspective, and definitely agree with your points

God no! We'd never openly talk about that. And my kid are adults now, but I want to remain close to them, obviously. I think it probably wouldn't surprise them at all, but it's a can of worms I'd rather stay closed.

I’m sure you’re right

Yes, I like the way you think. Thank you. They kinda tried to psychoanalyze me about not wanting to do the drag part...even made me feel a little judged. Thanks for validating my feeling a little.

Yes, it does! My children are readers today because of Square Books! And thank you for the perspective. As much progress as has been made, we still try to fly under the radar as much as possible without purposefully bringing attention to ourselves or rubbing my fellow citizens’ noses in our happiness. I think the peace we’ve found is enough of a win in, and of, itself.

Lol. I think it’s pretty clear, yes

Very well said, yes. Thank you. Not every opportunity is not a good one

Thank you, my friend. Agreed with your observations, all. While things are much better legally with the ex, it’s only because the children are almost all emancipated now. She would still use any ammunition against me with them. Although it backfires on her ever time she attempts, best not to keep pushing that stone uphill. ❌⭕️

Yes, that has been a consideration for sure. It's not going to come again. IKR!?? It's like they are intentionally trying to polarize the message in order to produce some kind of artificial drama. It felt disingenuous, so I appreciate your perspective. It's not just us, then.

I think you hit on it. There's too much under the surface with us that would probably suck out the enjoyment of doing it. And we'd always be worried about the other shoe dropping, so to speak. These productions have a way of hanging around forever.

That is our prevailing thought, yes. But the more I said no to the producer, the more he seemed to want me to do it. I guess the reluctance would probably make for better TV....???

lol...yeah, the drag is a little too much for me for some reason.

probably not, no.

Thank you. That's kinda been our position at this point. I guess the reason to do it would be from an enlightenment perspective. That not all Mississippians are hate mongers and you can have a good life in a red state. I think your position is probably the correct one, though.

A producer from HBO called last week. They want to feature us in an LGBT-focused documentary about out life in small town America. For those of you who don't know, we live in Tupelo, Mississippi. We have a wonderful little life carved out here, but we are in the hometown of the American Family Association that runs the Christian radio network called American Family Radio. They have a budget of about $75m a year and are listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group because of their aggressive stance against homosexuality and advocation of change treatment. Honestly, I don't even know anybody that works there, but have heard that half the staff is gay. Literally, they don't impact our life, but we have engineered it that way. Anyway, we got Married in Tupelo and have a nice little group of out friends who are from all walks of life...doctors, lawyers, professors, real estate developers, fast food workers, social workers, business owners...a real cross section. The reason HBO is interested, of course, is because I (Ace) am native, have children, married a recent porn star of the year, moved him to Mississippi, travel around the world for work, am a social media "influencer", and live in the shadow of this hate filled specter of an organization. While I'm flattered they'd be interested, there are issues. First, some RuPaul drag queens come do a performance at the end of each segment where the subjects participate. A whole one-great-show-can-change-the-world sort of thing, I suppose. I don't think I could ever do that...ever. We actually have a drag community here, but it's averse to me. I've never even seen an episode of RuPaul's show and it makes me uncomfortable when I see clips, even. Secondly, I'm afraid while trying to portray us as some kind of community role model that the escorting thing comes to light...not necessarily in the documentary, but from the aftermath of it airing. We can be pretty mean to each other in our community and there's a huge stigma attached to hiring with some people. Maybe rightfully so, but still an issue. Tyler and I are leaning towards saying no, but would love some thoughts from the thinkers on this page.

Buy tickets early and get in line early for each event. Otherwise you'll be standing outside in the cold in nothing but a jock.

Adam4Adam works well in the US. PlanetRomeo is hot in parts of Europe. There should be lots of threads here if you perform a search of this forum.