Colorado Makes Gender-Nonconforming Boys Want To Conform

By:           Raising My Rainbow
On:           Aug 3, 2011

Raising My Rainbow is written by the mother of a slightly effeminate, possibly gay, totally fabulous son. She's chronicling their journey on Queerty right here. Read up on RMR's cast of characters.

http://www.queerty.com/colorado-makes-gender-nonconforming-boys-conform-20110803/

"Daddy, I like boy stuff when I'm in Colorado," C.J. says out of the blue while visiting his paternal grandparents on vacation.

My husband whips his head in my direction. I know what he's thinking. We're both doing the math. We could sell our home in Orange County, California, and buy a nice home on a few acres here with cash. What would we do for work? How are the schools? How are the winters? Would my new wardrobe be rustic vintage gypsy cowgirl or bohemian cowgirl chic?

We're so caught up in thought that we don't address C.J's statement. I flash forward 10 years and know for certain that if C.J. continues being gender-creative, this small town would be the absolute worst place to bring him up: The population of 1,500 is mostly Ute Indians or white, unemployed single people living below the poverty line.

a piece of the state where men are manly...and so are the women.

That's the real deal here.  Parts of Colorado are pretty much all boy in so many ways.

Quote from: tekla on August 04, 2011, 09:33:48 AM
That's the real deal here.  Parts of Colorado are pretty much all boy in so many ways.

I dunno... lived here my whole life and I've always managed to find the feminine wherever I go.

Then, I got to thinking. Even I like boy stuff more in Colorado. I ride ATVs, I shoot guns, I zipline, I hold a pole and pretend to fish, I even had a sip of beer. I'm gender-nonconforming in Colorado.

That's her statement.  I like the letter that pretty much accuses the entire deal of being a fraud.