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Upcoming Events & Locations (tentative)
If nothing more than a city or region appears in the listings below, it means that no venue has firmed up plans. If you would like to book Lester for one of these dates, in that location, contact him as soon as possible at [email protected]
Event Dates (tentative)
April
- April 30-May 1, 2025 Milwaukee / Kenosha, WI
May
- May 10-14, 2025 Fort Lauderdale / Miami / Boca Raton
- May 15-16, 2025 Orlando / Gainsville, FL
- May 17-18, 2025 Tampa / St. Pete, FL
- May 29-31, 2025 Quad Cities, IL / IA
June
- June 4, 2025 Galena United Methodist Church, 7PM-10PM, 125 S Bench Street, Galena, IL (my dad's 100th birthday celebration)
- June 7, 2025 Dubuque Pride Festival, 12 noon - 5 PM, Clock Tower Plaza, Dubuque, IA
- June 13-15, 2025 Galena Pride Picnic, 12 noon - 4 PM, Grant Park, Galena, IL
- June 19-21, 2025 Chicago / Rockford, IL
July
- July 13-14, 2025 Winnipeg / Brandon, MB
- July 16-17, 2025 Regina / Saskatoon, SK
- July 19-20, 2025 Lethbridge / Cardstson, AB
- July 21-22, 2025 Calgary / Edmonton, AB
- July 27-29, 2025 Ogden / Logan, Utah
- July 30-Aug 1, 2025 Salt Lake City, UT
August
- Aug 2-4, 2025 St. George, UT / Las Vegas, NV
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Despite carefully planning every move, and taking almost two years in the process, Lester's coming out journey was chaotic and dysfunctional.
He had been married for 24 years, and had four young adult children.
Looking back, however, some of the chaos does make for some great storytelling.
It Feels Like Someone Else Lived Their Life in My Body
I refer to my life now as the "third half" because the first 45 years still feel like someone else was living their life in my body. I have the memories, but they don't feel like "my" memories.
This created a set of circumstances that lend themselves well to re-telling, and the sense of detachment makes it easier to laugh at how ridiculous some of it was.
Emerging from a cult-like environment is not for the faint of heart. You have to be willing to lose everything to have control over what's left of your life to live.