A series of autoethnographic narrative vignettes recount the author’s personal memories from his upbringing in Texas as a Mexican American and his emergent identity as a gay man. The vignettes begin with episodes that profile Texas culture during the 1960s–1970s with an emphasis on cowboy and Hispanic cultures. The vignettes then recount specific boyhood moments with the author’s parents and their influence on his adolescent development as a closeted gay Hispanic. Following are brief narratives about ethnic discrimination experienced during secondary school. The stories then profile his training as a theatre artist and educator, and how gay Hispanic cultures blossomed during his university years, despite his closeted relationship with his parents. The piece concludes with a moment from late adulthood when he learns an undisclosed family secret, and the author reflects on how growing up in “Gay-Tex-Mex” cultures influenced his identity.

一系列的民族志叙事短片叙述了作者在德克萨斯州长大时作为墨西哥裔美国人的成长以及他作为同性恋者的新兴身份时的个人记忆。小插曲始于1960年代至1970年代描述德克萨斯文化的情节，重点是牛仔和西班牙文化。然后，小插曲讲述了与提交人父母的特定童年时光，以及他们对作为封闭同性恋西班牙裔的青少年成长的影响。以下是关于中学时期种族歧视的简短叙述。然后，这些故事描述了他作为戏剧艺术家和教育家的培训，以及尽管他与父母之间保持着亲密关系，但同性恋西班牙裔文化在他大学期间如何蓬勃发展。这篇文章的结尾是成年后期，那时他得知了一个未公开的家庭秘密，