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Hawes (third from left) enjoys his moment in the spotlight during Peacock in the Park on June 30
K nowledge I s P ower
“Until I met Kyle I did not think there was
anyone out there that 1 would click with for the
Hawes says he had not planned on telling his long term,” he says. “I assumed that I would be
family right away—until they paid for his col- spending my life alone, which saddened me. But
lege, he jokes—but the secret soon made its way Kyle and I do have a healthy relationship, one
to his home.
that I enjoy very much and learn from every day.
“Giving such a speech in a small town, word We share common goals, aspirations, work
gets around quickly,” he says. “My parents know ethics and intuitions.”
and are quite supportive. While it may not be a
Hawes’ step out of the closet also paid off in
topic of family conversation, it is accepted. My another way. At this summer’s Peacock in the
mother and 1 talk about it quite often, as well as Park he was awarded an Audria M. Edwards
my love life."
Scholarship, which was “an absolute thrill.”
Since that dramatic day in his English class,
“To know that 1 had such support from the
Hawes says life in Prineville has been relatively gay community gave me such peace of mind,” he
serene. Prior to the speech he occasionally heard says. “Not only financial but moral support is a
the “stabs” of homophobic slurs and was the sub- wonderful feeling.”
ject of a few rumors, but once he came out that
Hawes will use the money to study premed at
all changed.
Linfield, with the long-term goal of becoming a
“There was nothing for people to talk plastic surgeon. He also is looking forward to
about," he says. “It was quite peculiar but good attending school in Southeast Asia during the
all in all.”
undergraduate program.
Hawes acknowledges Prineville is lacking in
Although Hawes has big plans for the future,
cultural and ethnic diversity, which conditions he also has good memories of his past in
many people to reject anything outside the Prineville. Even though he generally has found
mainstream. But he says that he is friends with acceptance in his hometown, he advises other
many of the prominent residents of the commu- young gays and lesbians in rural Oregon to come
nity and that the overall cli
out carefully.
mate since he came out has
“Make sure that you have
"Com
ing
out
gave
me
a
been nothing but positive.
your ducks in a row and that
“The majority of the
you
are ready,” he says. “You
huge sense o f security
cannot completely predict
town is either indifferent or
a n d stress relief. No
supportive,” he says. “How
how everyone will react.
Always count on your best
ever, there are the select few
longer did I have to
friends to be there for
who are very actively
against homosexuality, and
you...they will be. And
watch everything I said,
those few could make life
know yourself well, what you
did
o
r
how
I
acted.
I
stand for and what you
miserable.”
Hawes, who has known
believe in. This is all about
could be m e, a n d people
he was “different” as far back
you, and you are doing this
knew who I w as."
for yourself. Coming out
as he can remember, definite
ly struggled with his sexual
gave me a huge sense of
—
Morgan
Hawes
orientation.
security and stress relief. No
“It seemed from what I
longer did I have to watch
was hearing from various people around me that everything I said, did or how I acted. I could he
gay was had, evil and wrong somehow,” he says, me, and people knew who 1 was. Coming out is
“1 developed the feeling that I was being pun- a great feeling, hut people should do so at their
ished, and I felt terrible, as if I had done some- own discretion. ” j n
thing wrong. Time progressed, and I realized
that I was myself, and this was me. I found out MORGAN H awes would be happy to share his
that there were other people out there like me, experiences with others who are facing similar
and some of the people around me might actu-
challenges. He can be reached at
ally he wrong.”
captainmurganboi@hotmail.com.
Hawes already has developed a relationship
with a “significant other,” which he admits sur- TOM STEVENSON is a Portland free-lance writer
prises him.
who also grew up on the “other side” of Oregon.
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