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So it kind of helped me, kind of bring me into the culture.

And my first pride event, I was 27 and I was like,

This is amazing.

And actually my first time at a drag queen show was at Key West was not when I went with Christine, but the trip beforehand.

And I'm like, this is a thing.

It's like, this is beautiful.

Everyone in here is beautiful.

They're having a great time.

Why would people not like this culture?

Why would people be so against this?

And at like the time that I was in Key West with Christine, she introduced me a couple of her friends.

I've met police officers who are also in the community, fellow drag queens that, you know, that I end up having a relationship with.

And I'm like.

These are amazing people.

And I just wish people would meet each other and not look at the things that don't matter necessarily.

Who I love and who I choose to spend the rest of my life with should not be an issue.

So I had to go through a lot of hoops and bounds and go through a lot of darkness and know that there is a light out of the end of the tunnel.

And coming from a family and a culture that's so resilient,

I'm probably one of the most resilient people you ever meet.

I believe that.