Almost everyone has heard a horror story about coming out in a conservative state. But what happens when coming out isn’t a traumatic event? William Powers shares his story of growing up in rural Kentucky and coming out to his parents as a young teen and the ways that they showed up for him, the family members who struggled to say the right things and what queerness means to him today. We talk about the never ending evolution of our own queerness and the dynamics of growing up in conservative families that love the best way they know how to, navigating friendships and relationships and the daily celebration of not being straight.

William is a scorpio who prefers not to be found on the internet but you can find us on Instagram @headheartandchart