A quick story about Leslie Jordan. @thelesliejordan
(1) He was gifted, hilarious, generous, deep and filled with a full range of humanity.
The night before I came out of the closet, I spent a fabulous evening in NYC with Leslie Jordan. He knew what the next day held for me.
(1) He was gifted, hilarious, generous, deep and filled with a full range of humanity.
The night before I came out of the closet, I spent a fabulous evening in NYC with Leslie Jordan. He knew what the next day held for me.
(2) Before we parted, he said, “I’m gonna get up early tomorrow morning and watch you come out of the closet on the @TODAYshow, you gorgeous lesbian! And I’m gonna give you some good advice tonight. Are you ready?”
I replied, “Yes. What’s your advice?”
I replied, “Yes. What’s your advice?”
(3) He motioned for me me to sit down in a chair near us both. I’m tall and had heels on that night, so my sitting sort of leveled our line of sight; which was, of course, why he had me sit.
(4) I sat— while he remained standing. Leslie leaned toward me, put his forehead directly onto mine and said, “You go girl.” (And then he spoke five words with notable pauses in between.)
“And. Don’t. Take. No. Shit.”
“And. Don’t. Take. No. Shit.”
(5) I will never forget how Leslie Jordan, a person who had paved the way for me and so many others said the words, “And. Don’t. Take. No. Shit.”
(6) I knew by the way he said it that there were decades of shit he had taken so the rest of us didn’t have to.
Thank you, Leslie. May you fly…
💔💔💔
Thank you, Leslie. May you fly…
💔💔💔
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