or something. it wasn t, and i had to become a gay show queen. here s the other thing, and we share this in common. both having had roots in new york, and florida. the not-so-free state of florida. you grew up there, not far from where my husband and i raised our three kids, for most of their lives. south florida. that had to be an interesting experience even before ron desantis. a young queer kid growing up, in florida, whose name is randy rainbow, who shy, musical theater, springing out of your shell. talk about growing up in florida, and what that was like for you? for a number of reasons, i felt out of my element. we moved from long island, when i was nine, and we moved around a lot. i was not really set up for success as an awkward, overweight, a feminist boy.