My God, did I feel a rush of emotion when Ru's father walked up to her as though he was asking her to join him on the dancefloor. That embrace, the kisses. I've been a professional drag queen for (whispers aside) twenty-eight years now. I came out to my mother in high school and knew that I would have to give her as much time to absorb it and accept it as it took me to work up the courage to tell her. She''s become very supportive and against my expectations sat for an interview alongside me in a feature on the local nightly news broadcast when they did a weeklong series on LGBTQ issues. I honestly couldn't ask for more from her. I briefly spoke with my father recently for the first time in almost twenty years. He's well aware of what I do and he'd never gone so far as to disown me as too many fathers would have, but it was clear long ago that our realities couldn't be further from each other. I know he loves me with all his heart, but when there's so little we can talk about, we just grew further apart. I realized long ago that I would need to do a lot more than most sons to make them both proud of me, and as I've gotten older I've let that guide me more. Even so, there comes a time in every conversation I've had with my father when his eyes go blank and it seems he doesn't hear anymore past that point. It inevitably happens at the point in the conversation when I've knowingly or not said something that reminds him what I do. This last time I saw him was jarring. Time has flown by and few things have ever struck me as profoundly as seeing just how old he's gotten and how frail he's become after a life of hard drinking. I'm absolutely petrified that I've wasted so much valuable time getting to know him because, all differences aside, I am so like him in so many ways. Just once I would give anything for him to see how many people of all ages come to my shows and how much they respect me. I know it's even more my fault than his that I may never have that chance. Seeing RuPaul's father and how much he clearly loves his son regardless of how he turned out struck a chord with me. Of course, RuPaul is vastly more accomplished than anybody else in our industry, so to compare the two is a moot point. I just hope everyone out there that has a loving relationship understands how much someone who doesn't have that luxury would want it themselves. In fact, if your parents are still alive, go to them today and give them a hug for me. I may try, too.
Anytime, my friend!!! I love to unearth and share these gems. I try to reach out to the subjects in the videos and a lot of them are very thankful and surprised.
Her sisters are gorgeous
My God, did I feel a rush of emotion when Ru's father walked up to her as though he was asking her to join him on the dancefloor. That embrace, the kisses.
I've been a professional drag queen for (whispers aside) twenty-eight years now. I came out to my mother in high school and knew that I would have to give her as much time to absorb it and accept it as it took me to work up the courage to tell her. She''s become very supportive and against my expectations sat for an interview alongside me in a feature on the local nightly news broadcast when they did a weeklong series on LGBTQ issues. I honestly couldn't ask for more from her.
I briefly spoke with my father recently for the first time in almost twenty years. He's well aware of what I do and he'd never gone so far as to disown me as too many fathers would have, but it was clear long ago that our realities couldn't be further from each other. I know he loves me with all his heart, but when there's so little we can talk about, we just grew further apart. I realized long ago that I would need to do a lot more than most sons to make them both proud of me, and as I've gotten older I've let that guide me more. Even so, there comes a time in every conversation I've had with my father when his eyes go blank and it seems he doesn't hear anymore past that point. It inevitably happens at the point in the conversation when I've knowingly or not said something that reminds him what I do.
This last time I saw him was jarring. Time has flown by and few things have ever struck me as profoundly as seeing just how old he's gotten and how frail he's become after a life of hard drinking. I'm absolutely petrified that I've wasted so much valuable time getting to know him because, all differences aside, I am so like him in so many ways. Just once I would give anything for him to see how many people of all ages come to my shows and how much they respect me. I know it's even more my fault than his that I may never have that chance. Seeing RuPaul's father and how much he clearly loves his son regardless of how he turned out struck a chord with me. Of course, RuPaul is vastly more accomplished than anybody else in our industry, so to compare the two is a moot point. I just hope everyone out there that has a loving relationship understands how much someone who doesn't have that luxury would want it themselves. In fact, if your parents are still alive, go to them today and give them a hug for me. I may try, too.
Thank you for sharing that. I really appreciate your words. It is a struggle for people like us when it really shouldn't be.
I love these old clips thanks again for sharing 🥰
Anytime, my friend!!! I love to unearth and share these gems. I try to reach out to the subjects in the videos and a lot of them are very thankful and surprised.
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Whitney at the end 😍
I love when the dad said "love will figure it all out"
They all look alike.
I love this
love this