'We might change a few minds and a few hearts so that tomorrow's world will be kinder and more accepting of other little Evans everywhere.'
Reeves, 78, grew up in what he described as a time and a place — rural Arkansas — in which being gay was not a public discussion.
Although he said he knew from an early age that he was gay,"it was unrecognized and unspoken," he said."Within my family, there were three things we were repeatedly taught that you don't talk about in polite conversation, and that's religion, sex, and politics.""It was not until I went off to college in St. Louis, where I broke away from my home life and started being my own person, that I really started recognizing my gayness," Reeves continued.
When creating content for their platform gets tricky, Reeves said, it's people like Evan that remind The Old Gays why their content is important. "I know it's true for me, and I think it's true for all four of us, that when we sit down and we read comments from our fans ... that brings everything back home," he said."That is when we clearly recognize this is why we're doing this: the knowledge that we are reaching and helping so many people is immensely satisfying."
The Old Gays have a lifelong fan in Evan's mom."I cannot thank four old, gay men enough for not only taking time out of their day to show encouragement and kindness to a child they didn't even know, but also to make the effort they did to find dresses they thought represented themselves, brought them some level of joy, and fit them well. It was a lot of work to make this happen, and it was so memorable and so precious for us both.
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