The
following are several letters that we have received over the past
few months. We felt that it was important to share these letters
so others can know that they are not alone in their journey of
self discovery and acceptance. The letters start with the most
recent date.
These are just a few of the emails we have received over a few
months. The letters over the years are countless. Names have been
changed for confidentiality purposes.
12/10/07
J&D,
I bought my sister your CD "Till the End of Time" and I think
she will enjoy it. About 6 1/2 years ago I was struggling with
alcoholism and drug addiction and in a deep depression wanting
to end my life. Your song "Just In Time" aptly describes what
my family did for me back then. I hid my addiction from them and
couldn't come clean with them over the phone. I only told them
that I couldn't go on living the way I was. My sister sensed I
was in great danger and was willing to come up to Chicago to get
me out of there. My mom made the trip instead and brought me home
to get help. I tearfully informed my entire family in our living
room just how much I was drinking and the drugs I was doing. They
were totally shocked but relieved that I was home and willing
to get help.
After being hospitalized for 10 days, I joined a 12 step program
and have been active in it ever since. The road to recovery hasn't
been easy but I have stayed sober one day at a time since April
30, 2001. Back when I was in the midst of my depression, I couldn't
even imagine how much better my life would be today. I have a
great relationship, a promising career and most importantly, a
close relationship with God. I'm so thankful that my family intervened
when they did because I probably would have carried out my death
wish if they hadn't.
Thank you for your inspiring music. "Just In Time" will always
have a special meaning in my family's heart. Continue to spread
your message of hope.
12/2/07
Hey guys,
It is so awesome what you are doing, sharing the gifts you have
- your talents and your love - for and with each other and for
and with us. When I was your age and younger the church pushed
my sexuality deep inside of me. I got married, went through LeTourneau
College, a Christian college in east Texas, had four beautiful
kids and a long story after that, all in an effort to cure myself
of a disease that the '50s and '60s convinced me was real and
GROSS. I wish I could tell you of all the pain I went through.
Suffice it to say that I was on a ship in Viet Nam and LeTourneau
was a 90% male college, with me wanting male companionship and
love all the while. Both places I had very close friends, all
of them, including my wife, continued to encourage me to get cured
of this sin.
It was only after 27+ years of marriage that my wife told me in
divorce papers that it was because I was gay that she wanted out.
(We are still very close friends.) Following that, as the internet
was becoming a reality, I discovered Matthew Shepard's story and
could not read enough about his life and death. My anger grew
stronger and could not understand why our world hated LOVE so
much.
I knew the Bible inside and out (knew all the homosexual illusions)
and could not find the hatred that the church spewed with so much
venom; and, in the years following, as we passed into the new
millennium, I grew to hate the church with a passion. I never
hated God, it was only man's interpretation of God and how man
defined His word that infuriated me. Then this war and this president
and this attitude that my god is better than your god, I totally
turned my back on any kind of church or organized religion. I
am convinced that God wants a very personal relationship with
each one of us and that NO man can define for me who God is or
how He relates to each one of us as individuals. To follow any
man as sheep, denying the intelligence that God has bestowed upon
us, in my opinion, denies His very existance.
The essence of God is LOVE and that is the essence He has given
us to share. Thank you both for making that statement loud and
clear. Bless you both, bless your love and your work and your
relationship. I now cry deeply as I listen to your words, at a
loss as to why it has taken so long for your songs to be heard.
"Till the end of Time, This is Love."
By the way, it has been 8 years single and out, I am still alone,
but three of my kids totally accept who I am. It is my oldest
son, active in his church, who still hopes and prays with his
mom that God will cure me and that brings more tears to me than
I could ever have imagined.
11/22/07
Hi Jason and deMarco,
As we celebrate Thanksgiving today, you are at the top of things
we are grateful for. Thank you so much for coming to Massachusetts
and honoring the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry
with your beautiful music. In celebrating with your spirit, you
paid an incredible tribute to the RCFM's dedicated community of
over 1,000 rabbis, clergy, congregations, and faith communities
from 23 different traditions, all advocating full civil marriage
rights for gay and lesbian couples and families.
For my partner and I, a few years ago we never believed we could
possibly live in a world of equality (that was "over the rainbow"
somewhere off in distant dreams). It wasn't until the Goodridge
court decision 4 years ago that we suddenly realized equality
could come true. How incredible it is to realize that 10 years
ago, 6 years before we were even aware of the possibility, people
of faith from all traditions believed in us more than we knew.
During the past 4 years, we have been through an incredible struggle,
with so many powerful politicians against equality, we had to
confront and defeat over 19 constitutional amendments over the
course of 4 years, all of which were designed to deprive gay and
lesbian families of equality. And the struggle came incredibly
close to losing everything. There were so many rallies, speeches,
testimonials, and campaigns. It was a very frightening, uncertain
time. There is one thing I will always remember. There were hundreds
of House and Senate leaders who needed to have a revelation before
they could and would eventually support even the concept of equality.
And, down to every single House and Senate member, the one common
theme they always mentioned, the one moment when they decided
to actually defend the Constitution (and not amend it, not add
discrimination to the foundation of our Commonwealth), was when
they had an opportunity to actually meet and get to know gay and
lesbian families.
And so, in addition to your wonderful presence in honoring the
RCFM, and your beautiful music which is really meant as a message
of love for everyone in the world, I would also like to thank
you for being such a wonderful example, letting people know and
see a gay couple who are so very much in love. By witnessing to
your lives, you are opening so many hearts around the world, which
is exactly how so many House and Senate leaders came to support
equality. And how Massachusetts came to be the one little corner
in the country with equal marriage for everyone. Your message,
of course, is that we should believe in ourselves, and we must
believe in each other. And, as was shown by the long standing
ovation given to you that evening, we all believe in both of you.
I was thinking I should say "God bless both of you". But, it is
so obvious God already does. As always, people are just beginning
to learn the warm welcome and embrace of God's spirit which in
its essence is love, and both of you, with your beautiful music,
are an incredible example of that.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families, as you mentioned
looking forward to today in your concert. But please, as you are
giving thanks, remember that, from all the letters on your site,
to all the groups you have celebrated with and honored with your
beautiful music, to all the concerts you will be giving in the
future, there are so many countless families that are giving thanks
for both of you. Thank you.
10/17/07
Thanks guys. As a youth leader I really appreciate that if
any of my kids ever need affirmation I can send them on to you
(or your web site) and they can feel connected. The work you do
is so important. , and I will keep you both in my prayers.
10/17/07
My girlfriend and I were kicked out of our church. The
blinking sign in our minds said, "You are not welcome as you are!"
Luckily
I had a partner who was not willing to accept this answer. We
began studying the scriptures, attending conferences for and against
homosexuality, and finally visited a church opened by a former
pastor of our home church who came out as gay. In the service
that morning was a guest-singing duo that changed our lives. They
are two men who are gay, and in a committed relationship, that
travel the world singing of God's love and mercy. Their names
are Jason and deMarco. I would invite all of you to go listen
to their story and their songs, for it is them that enabled me
to reconcile my faith. I reconciled my faith two and a half years
ago. It was then that I came to terms with who God has made me
to be.
I know that my lifestyle is not a choice, but the way God designed
me in my mother's womb. I can now hold my head high and declare
that I am a Christian. There were many days in my life that I
doubted myself and doubted my God. This was brought on by having
Christian brothers and sisters pass their judgment on me. I am
grateful for those Christian brothers and sisters who lifted me
up and supported me in my search for finding God again. From them
I learned what true acceptance is. I learned how to love those
neighbors in my life that I don't understand. There are times
when I begin to pass judgment and question the spiritual life
of my neighbors, and then I remember those who accepted me. Because
of them I am able to give my life as a testimony to others struggling
with their sexuality and Christianity.
Today I am a happily married woman. Wendy, the woman who was warned
to stay away from me chose to get to know me. In doing so she
realized that I loved the Lord just like she did. For some reason
she decided she was in love with me too, and last November we
exchanged vows in our church in front of our newfound friends
and family and even our own parents. I am fortunate to be in ministry
with my wife at Wesley United Methodist church. Wendy was accepted
with open arms as a lay pastor, and she speaks bimonthly at a
service designed for LGBTQ people and our allies. We are reaching
our LGBT neighbors, we are sharing the love of Christ, and we
are showing what it truly means to love our neighbors as ourselves.
In doing so, so many others hurt by the church have felt they
can finally come home. This is the message I have for you today
as a Lesbian Christian in your midst. I am not here to ask you
to agree with me, or believe that I am right and you are wrong.
All I ask is that you would follow the commandment of the Lord
and Love me as yourself. Give me the love you would like to be
shown. Accept me as I am unconditionally. Offer me, and those
I represent, a place at your table. Break bread with us and learn
our story. Do not pass judgment on us for that is the job of our
heavenly God. Thank you.
10/16/07
Hi everyone, i haven't written or called or anything for a while
for a reason, and the below will pretty much explain why. You
don't have to respond or write back, in fact i would rather you
just pray and give your questions and burdens to God. Thanks,
and I love you all!
GOD BLESS,
Nick
I have decided to embrace my homosexuality. For years I have been
hiding and putting up a “holier-than-thou” mask so no one would
know about who I am, but its time to “Come Out.” I have found
an awesome and loving church minutes from my house, that believes
the same that I do and accepts me for who I am. The church is
full of people who are free, how I want to be, and are open about
who they are. I went for a weekend to Tennessee to a conference
put on by Exodus International helping people that are “struggling
with homosexuality.” I am still in support of this ministry because
if a person wants to change, more power to them, but usually people
(like me) think we have to change because the “church” has said
for years that all homosexuals are going to hell and that it is
“wrong, and something is wrong with you.” I have found a great
MCC church here that is a great example of the real church of
Jesus Christ because they love everyone like Jesus did, without
any agenda or “you need to change before coming to me” theology.
If I was born like this or not does not matter to me, I am going
to pursue this lifestyle. I still love God and I am still the
same person, but now I am actually being myself instead of who
I thought I was “supposed to be” or who I thought people wanted
me to be. You are probably asking a million questions and that’s
ok, think what you may, but I am coming out, and I have come…out.
I have COME OUT to COME IN to REAL hope, Real Freedom, coming
towards the Real Jesus! I didn't know how much God loved me and
how much he loved people like me. I was ready to throw in the
towel. Ready to give up on life, love and God. I only saw loneliness
and death ahead, so, "why wait?" Thoughts of suicide came daily,
even multiple times during the day taking my focus and attention.
I saw that I was at a crossroads. I felt that I was facing a fork
in the road. Behind Door # 1 was to "change" my orientation and
one day marry a woman, have children, "American Dream", etc. Behind
Door # 2 was to accept who I am and pursue living my life accordingly.
I could see two distinct outcomes from choosing door #1. The first
was to live a life i absolutely dispised and did not want. The
only other outcome i saw to getting out of that once i chose it
was suicide or spend my whole life alone, hopefully having a handful
of distant friends which might not even happen! What i didn't
see is that there is more than just these 2 doors. I can pursue
door #2 and accept who God made me, live my life accordingly,
and still pursue God, and be loved by God. I have found so much
hope in knowing that God loves me for who i am, and that i can
pursue God and be loved by him while i pursue living my life according
to who i am. I have come out to come into real hope and real freedom,
as i come toward and get to know the Real Jesus Christ. So i sign
this knowing that i may recieve flack, hate mail, and letters
and calls of pressure and anger, confusion, and sadness, but i
have to let this out, i must come out !
Thank you for listening and i pray that you all still love me!
Thanks,
Nick
10/12/07
Dear Jason and deMarco-
My name is David. I recently was shown the intro to your video
in one of my classes at school. You see I am a Christian. I attend
a Christian University and I work for a para-church ministry full
time. I am 23 years old. And yes I am gay. Your video was shown
in an Intro to Youth Ministry class that I am taking and it touched
my heart when my professor showed it. For most in my class they
sat there, being somewhat judgmental and thinking it was wrong.
There are only ten of us in the class and I was scared out of
my mind to speak up. I sat in my chair watching the screen and
feeling deeply connected to the two of you. You are gay men who
are open about it yet still love God. I admire you. I am scared
and angry. I feel like I am being fake and can’t really be who
I am. I accepted Christ about five years ago and at the time I
was openly gay. However, everyone thought once I accepted Christ
that would change over night. I have done a pretty good job covering
it up and pretending to be straight. I love God with all my heart
but I am living a life of shame and heartache. I have a love for
students and have connected with a few young men who are gay and
I try to be real with them about my struggles and how it isn’t
easy to be a Christian when you have same sex feelings. If I was
to ever re-come out of the closet I would lose my job, be ostracized
at my school, friends would turn their back on me, and my church
would pretty much condemn me. I am sick and tired of living…living
as someone who loves God but has to not be himself because of
all the judgmental people around him. Here I am in ministry and
I am questioning why God would even create me the way that I am
if it was so wrong. I don’t know what to do. I lived in the gay
scene for a short time when I was 17-18 and I was deeply hurt
and used by people. I don’t want to go back there but at the same
time I am never going to be happy with a woman. I feel incomplete
and I just want someone to love and to love me in return. I am
filled with such much pain inside and I want it to go away. I
want to be who I am…who God created me to be…and if I am created
in Christ and a homosexual man then I want that to be okay. Do
you have any advice for me? I need guidance. I need some direction
of how to get through this before I snap and just walk away from
everyone and everything. Please help. Thank you for being brave
enough to be who you are, I admire your boldness. - David
10/7/07
Jason and deMarco, This isn't Jeff, instead this is his friend
Sue. I was told to write you separately from anyone else on his
friends list, due to the fact that he wrote a letter to you. He
passed away on September 20th, from the leukemia that he couldn't
fight any more. This is what he wrote:
"Jason and deMarco, You probably won't remember me, but we emailed
a few times. I just wanted to say thank you for helping me come
to terms with not only my sexuality, but my Christianity too.
You taught me so many things about God and my - our - religion.
I told my friend to email you this letter, because I knew my family
wouldn't understand why I would want to email you. I'm trying
to fight the leukemia but I know it's not going to be much longer.
I know this is going to be a repetitive letter, but really, thank
you so much for helping me, I think that helping me come to terms
with everything just really helped me become stronger in the long
run, and helped me last longer than I would've had I not accepted
everything. thank you again for everything that you two are doing
to help people everywhere. -Jeff"
He really wanted this to get to you, and after reading it, I know
why. Thank you for helping him in a way not many people could.
You're definitely not like other singers, thanks for trying to
make a difference and caring. -Sue
The following is Jeff's original email sent on 6/7/07:
Dear Jason and deMarco,
My name is Jeff. I'm seventeen years old, from a small town, and
I'm gay. I've recently found out that I'm out of remission for
the third time, as I have a form of recurring Leukemia. I know
that odds are against me this time, my body's reaching it's limits.
Truthfully, I'm scared. My boyfriend doesn't know that I'm out
of remission yet. I don't really know how to tell him, part of
me doesn't even want to.
Listening to your music has helped me regain my faith in God,
as I lost faith in Him shortly after my mom passed. I make it
to church as much as I can, as my health permits. I feel closer
to Him than ever, and no matter how many times someone says that
God doesn't love homosexuals, I know that He loves everyone just
the same. I'm not out to any of my family, and only a few close
friends know the truth. I'm terrified to come out to my family,
because they have always been outwardly homophobic. However, I
really feel like I should come clean to them before the inevitable
happens. How long did it take you to work up the courage to come
out to your family? Did they react how you thought they would?
I understand you're very busy, so thanks for taking the time to
read this. -Jeff
9/29/07
Hey Jason and Demarco. I'm twenty years old and don't know
what to do. I'm gay. I go to a Christian University. It was my
decision to come here. I was going to transfer out this year and
go to a public college, but I decided to come back here in the
hope that I could overcome this. I've been going to counseling
here, and the surprsing thing is, my counselor told me I should
accept who God has created me to be. But, how? A gay guy at a
Christian school. I've signed a paper before coming here stating
that I don't believe homosexuality is acceptable. I would get
thrown out of here if I embraced it. Why is it just this sin that
the church attacks? None of my friends or family know that I suffer
with this. I feel like I am a fake person and my friends don't
really know who I am. I try to understand why I should tell my
friends or family. Is it acceptance I am looking for? I fear losing
my friends, that I really care a lot about. What should I do?
8/31/07
Dear Jason and deMarco: I have recently found out about the
beautiful work you guys are doing from DNA magazine (Australia).
I find your views on spirituality quite advanced, and it is only
a pity that so many members of our gay community are blind to
the extent they can not perceive the greater cosmic truths coming
from a life based on spiritual values. Keep doing your beautiful
work of awakening mankind for a new era of unconditional love,
respect for others, planetary and cosmic citizenship, spiritualised
sexual energy used as a light source and even greater cosmic truths!
Light and love.
8/20/07
BRAVO!! I attended the screening of "We're All Angels"
with two friends of mine, a young gay couple (16 and 18, who have
been in a committed relationship now for 10 months). Judging from
the comments that they wrote on their blog, they were both affected
by the film and the story of your lives. I know I was. I first
learned about you from the Advocate cover story from a few years
back, so it was great to see the documentary. It's funny how God
works. If someone had told me a couple of years ago that I would
be writing to you two years hence, I would have doubted that tremendously.
It is not often that our GLBT young people are afforded the opportunity
to see role models who are individuals that live out their lives
in faith. They are most often given representations of the destructive
parts of this community and told that this is how you are supposed
to live a gay existence; that you have to live out a lifestyle
and not a life.
8/3/07
Hi, Jason and Demarco My name is Alec. I am 17 yrs old. I have
been dealing with several issues concerning my sexuality since
middle school when a friend (boy was I wrong) introduced me to
pornography, since that time I have dabbled at looking at gay
porn. I have been called every gay name in the book even though
I consantly tell people that I am not gay. I have found myself
thinking of gay sex and gay sex acts often. It's not that I dont
think of girls as good looking I am just not sexually or in any
other way attracted to them. I feel that these issues are hindering
my relationship with God and need to be resloved. I really don't
know what to think anymore as I want children but picture myself
raising them without a wife. No one elese but God knows what I
have been going through. Thanks for listening.
7/24/07
Dear Jason and deMarco I just wanted to write in and say how
soothing and peaceful your music is. I stumbled across it when
I was reading the interview about you on www.gay.com. I think
you both send an amazing message about spirituality to gay people
who sometimes feel abandoned by religion. I've only recently come
to terms with my own orientation. I've denied it for so long and
even hated myself at times, having been raised in a small town
Catholic church all my life where it was a very taboo subject.
It wasn't until I went to college and minored in religion, studying
with religious scholars as professors, that I realized that many
things people in my church had taught me had little to no basis
at all in the Bible. I'm not sure where my life is going yet,
but I'm glad to know that there are people like you who give hope
to so many. I hope I can soon find the peace you two have. Everyone
deserves to share their love with someone else. It was the highest
commandment that Jesus gave us. I pray that your courage and positive
message will help guide others along the same path; to love and
serve each other as Christians.
7/8/07
Dear Jason and deMarco:
I had to write a quick note to thank you guys for "We're All Angels."
I just went to your MySpace site and I'm in tears. You guys are
touching so many thousands of lives for Christ. Guess I'm writing
because I'm Eastern Orthodox (Armenian) and so many people have
no clue who we are. Our Church goes back to the original Apostles
and even though folks think we're old world or conservative, our
real theology isn't. Our churches are NOT gay-friendly. Anyway
I know you touch Christians everywhere and I'm sure many GLBT
Christians are Orthodox, Greek, Russian, Serbian, Armenian, Coptic
etc etc. I found a gay-friendly, open and real Orthodox blog/site
that is so filled with the Spirit. I thought if you knew Orthodox
people you could let them know there is hope for us all. It's
on the Internet www.jn1034.blogspot.com and it's like a chapel
where I go to pray and find affirmation. You guys have made a
mark on so many souls. I know God is watching and smiling on you.
God bless you both in your ministry.
7/5/07
I will start off by saying that I never write emails like this
because I always thought of that as so corny but I must say your
music has truly touched me. I recenly had the opportunity to see
you at Atlanta Pride then came home and bought your cd Song for
the Spirit. I like many other young gay men grew up in the church
and struggled for many years with being gay and being a christian
until I finally put God and the church on the back burner. I felt
there was no room for both, but listening to your music reminded
me of the God I used to know, the God of love, inspiration, and
hope. And a flicker of hope you have given me. As I listened to
your arrangement of How Great Thou Art and wept, I began to see
the possibility of my life with God and church included in it
once again. You truly have a gift and YOU ARE touching people.
Your work is helping to defy many of the negative stereotypes
that our community constantly fights against and that is admirable.
I hope to soon have the opportunity to attend one of your concerts.
Keep Singing!
6/26/07
Hi. I know you probably get loads of these e-mails, but I wanted
to say thank you. Thank you for showing the public a normal, stable
gay couple. There are so few that people see. My husband and I
have been together for 4 years and everyone keeps telling us that
it will end, that gay relationships are doomed to failure, and
I am glad to know that there are couples like you that are putting
a public face on the normal side of gay relationships. I just
watched your video "This Is Love" for the first time. Thank you.
6/23/07
Hi Jason and Demarco,
I saw your movie premiere at Newfest in NYC. Congratulatoins!
I was touched by your amazing story. Having grown up in a small
'Church of God' church in Bessemer, Alabama, I related on so many
levels. I am now a 47 year old gay man living in NYC. While i
am spiritual I do not attend church. I have ambiguous feelings
regarding church doctrines and gays for many of the reasons you
brought out in your film.
However, my parents still live in Alabama and still worship in
the Church of God. They have had a difficult time accepting homosexuality.
My brother was also gay and died in 1997 from HIV complications
at the age of 35. While my parents loved him dearly, they were
never able to completely accept him, largely because of the church.
I was a late bloomer, was married and came out at 40. My parents
love me too, but still have an issue with my gay-ness. Your story
and music is helping to bridge that gap. I was so touched and
impressed with your story that I told my Mom about you and sent
her 2 of your cd's. I felt that she would be touched also and
I was right. I am going to share with you part of the email she
sent to me:
"Thank you so much for these CD's, I have enjoyed listening to
them so much, in fact I know most all of these songs and sang
many of them when I was in the choir, so I sing along with them.
I can feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in the music. I'm going
to put these in my car, which is where I do a good bit of conversing
with and Prasing the Lord. I love You Mom"
Tears came to my eyes. This is so huge for our family. There was
no metion of gay or sin or going to hell; only what the music
really means. It has taken many years and tears for her to feel
that way. It gave me a really great feeling and I believe for
her, the same. Thank you for standing up for what you believe
in and being a great example of gay men...praising the Lord as
out gay men. You make a beautiful couple and are amazing men.
6/13/07
Jason and DeMarco-
My partner and I came to your concert last year at Spirit of Hope
MCC, Kansas City, and as members of that church, we were absolutely
astounded by your presence. We bought several of your CDs, and
quickly fell for your beautiful harmony! We have a little boy
named Maddox, who is 3 years old. He has memorized El Shaddai,
It Is Well, and Be the Light.
For Christmas, my partner, Bridget, surprised me with your CD
"Halo." (we got 3 copies--ya know, with a baby around anything
is possible) Again, a beautiful compilation! Our little one, Maddox,
has a developmental disability, and because of it, it makes it
hard for him to fall asleep and stay asleep at night. Every night,
he insists on listening (on repeat) to "When the Spirit Gets Too
Week." If he wakes up in the middle of the night and we have turned
off "Too Weak," he comes into our room crying for it. He has the
lyrics down pat! I don't know if you guys are already planning
on including this song in your concert for our church already,
but if you haven't decided, I know Maddox would love to hear you
sing "Too Weak." If this was not already in your lineup plans,
we understand completely, and we still look forward to hearing
all of your fabulous music! We can't wait! Many Blessings, Tiffany,
Bridget, and Maddox
6/1/07
Dear
Jason and deMarco,
It never fails to astound me when God speaks to me so clearly,
which is often. How this relates to your message and music will
take some time to explain. I am an addict in recovery. I come
from addiction on both sides of the family. My case is extreme
even given my genetics because it involves drugs and alcohol,
anorexia, sex and finances. I am 28 and truly blessed that I am
still alive. I've watched friends die for less than what I put
myself through. I have a year and a half clean and sober. And
I have been blessed enough to have helped my sponsee celebrate
his first month sober, and to participate in starting a new support
group for other anorexics and bulimics. "Be the Light" resonates
a lot with me these days. God has had everything to do with it.
I had given up on religion growing up as a gay Catholic. I don't
need to tell you what it's like to long for contact with God,
when the God presented to you proclaims you hell bound because
an essential part of your very nature is just that wrong. It's
a lot to overcome, but I knew I had to if I wanted to live.
Over the last few months I have been feeling disconnected from
God. It's left me depressed and on the road to relapse and certain
death. The illness I have never changes its MO. It's very predictable,
and quite grim. Your inspirational message helped point me in
a new direction. God showed a different side of Himself to me
through your love and your art. I have been so moved by your positive
outlook, by your strong faith in spite of so much animosity, by
hearing God through your music proclaiming that it's not a sin
to love. This is a message that I am so thankful to you both for.
You've broken a high barrier. I believe the lives that will be
touched by your accomplishment are unfathomable. And I believe
that God gave you your talent and bravery to "Be the Light" for
so many gay kids alone in the dark. You are both miracles, Jason
and deMarco. God speaks through you both to many, and like the
man who taught me meditation, I heard you at just the right time.
Thank God for you both, and I wish you both even bigger successes
and joys as you walk through life together.
5/23/07
Hi Demarco and Jason,
Your film really touched me. I thought it was really beautiful,
vulnerable, truthful, all-embracing of who you guys are in your
totality. So much authenticity and honesty and heart came through.
I was blown away by your talent and who you are as human beings.
5/20/07
Hey there, Just heard about you guys about a week ago and became
extremely intrigued. I read what you offer on your website and
just wanted to give props to you both for your success. I'm a
music artist as well but more importantly I am struggling with
my spirituality and my sexuality. I am involved heavily with my
church and am in the process of recording a worship CD but was
told that maybe it was not the greatest idea until I "fixed" myself.
Now, music means the world to me and more importantly so does
my relationship with God. I read that one of you or both of you
(forgive me if I am wrong) come from the church and just wanted
to find out how you deal. It's a constant battle that has consumed
me and I need a little direction, maybe a little comfort as well
knowing I'm not alone in this sometimes cruel and vindictive world.
Anyway, before I get to lame I'll leave it there. Again props
to you both and God Bless.
5/15/07
Dear Jason and de Marco,
I wanted to tell you again, how much my parents and I enjoyed
your concert. From the moment I heard you were performing for
us I couldn't wait for the day to come. My Mother and Father,
whom you met afterwards, just loved you both. Like you said "
I am very fortunate to have supportive parent like I do. " I praise
God for them everyday. Well, I just wanted to convey to you both
how touched I was by your performance. I held back the tears it
was so beautiful. I know in my heart that great things are headed
you way. Hope you can perform again some day nearby. Just to let
you know, I walked in on my parents sitting that night, enjoying
your music on our new cds. God bless you both and thanks again.
