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I lived in Texas for 23+ years. I wasn’t born there, but I consider it my home state. I consider myself a Texan. The majority of the most formative events of my life occurred in Texas.

The people I knew in Texas, whether I considered them close friends, friends, acquaintances, or even just regular customers I knew through a restaurant I worked at for 12 years were all wonderful people. Were they perfect? No, because they are/were human beings. But they weren’t racist, misogynist, homophobic, transphobic, anti-immigrant, or anti-science morons.

Please remember that the Republicans in power in Texas are outliers. They are not a true, honest reflection of Texas and/or the Texans I know and love.

I miss Texas. Life took me away from there and, now that I’m 60, I realize I most likely will never live there again. It makes me sad to think about but I have great memories and great friendships that last to this very day.

My family moved there when I was fifteen. I went to a great high school. I came out (not only to others but to myself) as a gay man at the age of 19. Did I experience some homophobia? Of course I did, because assholes are everywhere. But I was accepted for who I was. I was loved for who I was. By other Texans, in the 1980s when it wasn’t always easy to be gay in the United States.

Please don’t judge Texas and Texans by the outwardly vocal morons who are currently in charge. Just as Trump & MAGA are NOT a true reflection of the heart of America, Hot Wheels Abbott and his ilk are NOT a true reflection of the heart Texas and Texans.

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Texas Bourbon Blended whiskey

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