Blayne Alexander

He would get dressed, even if it was just to go check the mail or to walk his dog.

There were many times that I saw him leaving the house to walk his dog, to walk Lexi in heels.

Yep, heels.

Jay was out and proud.

And when it came to fashion, he loved to make a statement.

He was the type of person, he can put on some blue pants, a purple shirt, and a red hat.

And some cheetah print heels if he wanted to put on some cheetah print heels.

And it was going to look good.

And if you didn't like it or well, he was still going to shred it.

When you close your eyes and think about your brother, what's the first thing that comes to mind?

Unapologetically happy.

Would you say that it takes a lot of courage to be openly gay here in Oxford, Mississippi?

A lot of courage.

Yes.

Especially if, like Jay, you decide to run for Ole Miss Homecoming King.

He was campaigning every day and getting a lot of backlash.

Face to face?

Face to face, yes.

What were people saying?

Talking about him wearing heels and using the N-word, just saying his campaign didn't represent Ole Miss.