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Blog</title><subtitle type="html">A photo/essay project for gay adults (of all genders) to submit childhood pictures and stories (roughly ages 2 to 12), reflecting memories &amp; early beginnings of their innate LGBTQ selves. Nurture allows what nature endows. It's their nature, their truth!</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><generator version="7.00" 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xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-06-13T21:17:05.005-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bullied" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1940's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bob" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="artist" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Texas" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Bob</title><content type="html">Bob, age 5

White Settlement, Texas (1943)



This was snapped on my first day of school, in a place called "Liberator Village." "Liberators" were bomber war planes made in a factory there, and my...&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/gq--Q1QXJRo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/125201508513510890/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=125201508513510890" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/125201508513510890?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/125201508513510890?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/gq--Q1QXJRo/bob.html" title="Bob" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--SlKscZNYWg/UbpTe8d17YI/AAAAAAAAB7Y/-6SU6B-0dNU/s72-c/Bob_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/06/bob.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CUIFQ38zfSp7ImA9WhFTFUo.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-7557765445843372374</id><published>2013-06-06T17:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-06-06T19:51:52.185-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-06-06T19:51:52.185-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Canada" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Jim" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="British Columbia" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1960's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Siblings" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Partnered" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Jim</title><content type="html">Jim, age 7

Penticton, British Columbia, Canada (1965)



I've always been gay, and looking back at my photos, I cant figure out why everyone else was surprised. And yes, I'm the boy on the right,...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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Cleveland, Ohio (1993)&amp;nbsp;



As a kid I was always lusting after my brother's LEGO blocks. But as he was almost six years older, he was not keen on sharing them with me. So imagine...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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Macon, Georgia (1996)



I was a very quiet kid. I never liked wearing suits, but I remember loving the setting of this wedding reception I attended with my mother. My signature pose...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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Phoenix, Arizona (1959)&amp;nbsp;







My first lesbian experience was at the age of five, with a girl of the same age from my school.



We spent nights at each others homes, and...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/zoOW7aU1HIw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/6514608174929209069/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=6514608174929209069" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/6514608174929209069?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/6514608174929209069?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/zoOW7aU1HIw/susan.html" title="Susan" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k0rNZ6SwgV8/UYk3-Q0uNzI/AAAAAAAABqM/WDZIkE7evNk/s72-c/Susan2_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/05/susan.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkYCSHY9cSp7ImA9WhBVGUw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-1966393999857330028</id><published>2013-04-25T12:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-04-25T12:29:29.869-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-25T12:29:29.869-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drag" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Canada" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Religion" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1960's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Siblings" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Roger" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dolls" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Roger</title><content type="html">Roger, age 2

Galt, Ontario, Canada (1963)



Here I am at age 2 on the right, holding the hand of my little sister and best friend. We were inseparable. We played dolls and had little tea parties...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/vqfx3zJzGfU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/1966393999857330028/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=1966393999857330028" title="1 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/1966393999857330028?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/1966393999857330028?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/vqfx3zJzGfU/roger_25.html" title="Roger" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQYqXjFec2U/UXmAEnI6qLI/AAAAAAAABoA/5y7hGhMcI48/s72-c/Roger_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>1</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/04/roger_25.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkIDQ3Y_fyp7ImA9WhBVEUg.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-4098977376892413028</id><published>2013-04-16T17:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-04-16T17:29:32.847-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-16T17:29:32.847-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bullied" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Michigan" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1970's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Halloween" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Partnered" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dane" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Dane</title><content type="html">Dane, age 10

Grosse Pointe, Michigan (1974)



This was me Trick or Treating with my mummy mask in hand. I wanted to go dressed as The Boy Wonder -&amp;nbsp;I had a huge crush on Robin! - but my dad...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/LZBOh1991vo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/4098977376892413028/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=4098977376892413028" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/4098977376892413028?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/4098977376892413028?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/LZBOh1991vo/dane.html" title="Dane" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ER9yZSVt32k/UW3mjQEK3GI/AAAAAAAABns/moEshFv8n9s/s72-c/Dane_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/04/dane.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;A0UGSHY8fyp7ImA9WhBWEEw.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-48318365411522767</id><published>2013-04-03T13:00:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2013-04-03T13:00:29.877-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-04-03T13:00:29.877-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bullied" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Malaysia" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christian" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Religion" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Asian" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Timothy" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1990's" /><title>Timothy</title><content type="html">Timothy, age 9

Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia (1991)



Growing up, I'd always had this weird aversion to the opposite gender.

When I started school, I just naturally gravitated towards boys....&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/dDqR0-MsElM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/48318365411522767/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=48318365411522767" title="2 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/48318365411522767?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/48318365411522767?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/dDqR0-MsElM/timothy.html" title="Timothy" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pvATUI1DWVI/UVyG_sJXZHI/AAAAAAAABmA/3UFlUqdrXrk/s72-c/Timothy_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>2</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/04/timothy.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;AkYARXg5eSp7ImA9WhBXE08.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-4860661673171457102</id><published>2013-03-26T13:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-03-26T13:02:24.621-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-03-26T13:02:24.621-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drag" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bullied" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1980's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ivan" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Europe" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Russia" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Ivan</title><content type="html">Ivan, age 5

Saint-Petersburg, Russia (1988)



My photo shows me doing my first drag performance, as my silly 'Auntie Valya' who lost her reading glasses, while they were always on her...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/PlDOG3jDRp8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/4860661673171457102/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=4860661673171457102" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/4860661673171457102?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/4860661673171457102?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/PlDOG3jDRp8/ivan.html" title="Ivan" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MtYUBBs7jhM/UVH61d_BwaI/AAAAAAAABlQ/rPOqJSV_wdM/s72-c/Ivan_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2013/03/ivan.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;DEMNRHk8eSp7ImA9WhBQFk4.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-8698193406518682326</id><published>2013-03-18T12:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2013-03-18T12:54:55.771-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2013-03-18T12:54:55.771-07:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drag" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="New York" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="lesbian" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tami" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1990's" /><title>Tami</title><content type="html">Tami, age 9

Staten Island, New York (1995)



I remember the day this photo was taken. It was a rainy weekend and my little brother and I were having fun trying on my uncle's old work clothes. I...&lt;br/&gt;
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Arlington, Texas (1964)



In this family photo, I was consciously trying to be cute and coy for the cameraman. At that age I just wanted to be around other males, as all the...&lt;br/&gt;
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London, United Kingdom (2004)



I've always been very dramatic. But my coming out wasn't as dramatic as I'd have liked it to be, as I kind of trickled out of the closet. It started with...&lt;br/&gt;
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Bell Gardens, California (1973)





As a young boy I knew I was different, but never really knew how or why.



In the 4th grade there was a boy named Steve in my class. He was much...&lt;br/&gt;
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Los Angeles, California (1968)



Every summer my parents would take our family on a camping trip to various places in California by a lake or river. My dad did his best to teach me and...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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Athens, Georgia (1989)



It was all&amp;nbsp;The Nutcracker's&amp;nbsp;fault. Well, that and my sister's tap shoes. Every Christmas since the age of 1, my family would drive to Atlanta, stay...&lt;br/&gt;
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Clovis, New Mexico (1961)



Both my parents thought I was adorable, though not as much as I did.  That's my dog Queenie is in this photo with me. I was in 2nd grade when I knew I was...&lt;br/&gt;
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Crawfordsville, Indiana (1971)





That's me pictured on the left.

Need I say more???



I'm here with my little sister, as we had just returned from a Halloween celebration at the...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~4/yLgajvzmreU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/feeds/6402549930325047118/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4907869562100366569&amp;postID=6402549930325047118" title="4 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/6402549930325047118?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4907869562100366569/posts/default/6402549930325047118?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/zLdso/~3/yLgajvzmreU/mark_28.html" title="Mark" /><author><name>Paul V.</name><uri>https://plus.google.com/115073716150954545661</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-l87Z9PZBjUk/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAB64/_fnYbcb1NVA/s512-c/photo.jpg" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VSxOBQEkqMQ/UN4TPPYqFLI/AAAAAAAABhU/78CD-uYcVQI/s72-c/Mark_bornthiswayblog.com.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total>4</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://borngaybornthisway.blogspot.com/2012/12/mark_28.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;C04AQHw-eyp7ImA9WhNVEk8.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907869562100366569.post-8018417502918943740</id><published>2012-12-22T16:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-12-22T16:19:01.253-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-12-22T16:19:01.253-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Trans" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="California" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Melanie" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1970's" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="12 Gays Of Christmas" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dolls" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Christmas" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born this way" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="born gay" /><title>Melanie</title><content type="html">Melanie, age 6

Downey, California (1970)



This was me at Christmas, the first year I discovered Santa Claus was basically a hoax perpetrated by generations of traditional family propagandists and...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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Nampa, Idaho (1973)



I remember this Christmas well. I sat on Santa's lap at the mall and asked for a chainsaw. He looked pretty confused according to my mom, but it must have made an...&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
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Brush Valley, Pennsylvania (1976)



Back in the 70's,&amp;nbsp;we always got the necessities&amp;nbsp;for Christmas: clothes, school supplies, and shoes. AND, one special thing from our Santa...&lt;br/&gt;
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St. Paul, Minnesota (1965)





In this picture I had just asked this Santa for "Chatty Cathy's Brother". He was a doll that taught you how to dress and tie your shoes.



Talk about the...&lt;br/&gt;
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Plano, Illinois (1974)



This photo was taken at my grandma's house, where I remember listening to

Judy Garland's "Send My Baby Back to Me" on a 78-rpm record in her basement.&amp;nbsp;On...&lt;br/&gt;
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As a special gift for all your support, we present

"The 12 Gays Of Christmas" book giveaway!









Here, watch the video for more information:






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Manchester, Maryland (1987)



I'm pictured on the right with my pants tucked into my boots so you could see how pretty they were. I was always told,&amp;nbsp;'Boys don't tuck their jeans...&lt;br/&gt;
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Patton, Pennsylvania (1976)



Well, I think we can safely say by the age of 10 I was OUT! This photo was taken by a photographer from my home town newspaper. My uncle actually owned...&lt;br/&gt;
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Nurture allows what nature endows.&#xD;
I was born gay, and this is my childhood photo and story...&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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