But until then, were saying, Were here, and were not going anywhere.'
I also was terrified of performing in drag.
Im gonna look foolish.
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But in the end, it came out so amazing.
And it was really like one of the most empowering things Ive ever done in my life.
I was very nervous.
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I met so many new people, and it was just amazing.
Dempsey is hoping that audiences will see their story and it will encourage other parents to be like hers.
They are such loving parents.
And like without them, I wouldnt be here today.
I hope other parents just understand that kids like me are really in danger right now.
And they need to be like, my mom and my dad, she said.
It didnt click to me until I got up there.
I was like, Wait, like, Oh my god.
So it was very, very nerve wracking.
And to be honest with you, I pushed back on everything behind the scenes.
I pushed back on everything the heels, the dress.
Because, once again, all this was very, very new to me.
But getting on stage at the end was arguably the least of his worries.
I just didnt know what to expect, and I didnt know what the after would be like.
So I was kind of worried about how it would look and how my life would change.
Just by the color of my skin.
Lets not even get into my sexuality, DeBronski said.
I will never understand why society hates us so bad.
We bring joy and different things to different people.
I will never get that.
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