there was never a time not even a shadow of a doubt that I would ever think that Theo wouldn’t be there for me both times I came out my own lesson that I learned throughout this process is like you don’t even realize how important your friendship can be to the people around you who depend on that friendship for their survival basically I met Theo when I was in sixth grade and he used tutor me and math then we became friends and we used to just like sneak out the window and have campfires and ride our bikes to the gas station actually I didn’t come out it was kind of forced out of me it was like an accident like I was going through my pictures on my MacBook and a picture of me and my girlfriend were on there and my mom was just like I bet it was just like this entire horrific traumatic thing and it it ended with her kicking me out so Theo was the that let me come to his [Music] house when I came out the second time it was equally as horrible but Theo was there again and I didn’t even feel like I had to tell him I think he knew I almost felt like it was more of like I needed to thank him because he was a big reason why I think I’ve always just respected his his courage because you know you’re you’re you’re really hoping and thanking on that the people around you will accept you and support you after they receive that information the thing that was beautiful to me is that the the further along we progressed in our friendship along his transition the more comfortable with himself with his his his body and his life and all that uh he became so it’s kind of just watching him kind of blossom into a fully formed person who who is accepting of himself I think what really struck me was reading the comments on the video and seeing yeah all these young trans kids saying is you don’t necessarily have the guarantee of a support system that that will be by your side so in that sense I think it’s really beautiful to be able to demonst like you know without really even the conscious effort on my part but just to be able to demonstrate to Young trans people that it’s like you can be your completely authentic self and be beautiful and who you are and and there are people who are behind you and will support you I’ll never be able to thank him for he’s made me who I am not in every way but in most ways more than most friends could ever even come close to accomplishing like I am so thankful for him