It’s 2:45 PM on Monday. I always have lunch on MWF with my boyfriend
who actually is a biological female who feels like a guy on the inside, which means
I am dating a preop FTM transgendered American citizen also meaning she is "he" who is my boyfriend. This also means that technically I am gay because I am in
love with a female that really is internally a male. It’s a lot to wrap your
head around I know. I was hopping it Picadilly (our favorite laidback place. No
drama here always.) to meet Terry,
my boyfriend. After I sat down, with him after getting my Super Dilly, I was met
with, “I have something to tell you.” I had barely sweetened my ice tea with
one artificial blue and pink sweetener. “I’m straight,” he said with a straight
face. I stared at my baked chicken which looked confused as I did. Terry (Terri
when he was she) looked at me, he was
casually dressed like an alternative Rockband player. I pondered my sexuality
for a bit. You know sexuality seems easier in high school when you just have straight
and gay and no between. However, sexuality in the real world was like a
calculus problem, complex as hell. “So, you are telling me…that you are a
female…that feels like a male…who realized that he was gay…but now you are
telling me that you are a male who has realized he is straight,” I should have
gotten a regular Dilly. “Yes, so I have to break up with you. I am in love with
a woman,” Terry grabbed my hand that was holding my fork and asked, “We can still
friends?” I looked at Terry and then at my food. “Friends let friends enjoy
their Dillys at Picadilly,” I thought.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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