With your consent I would like to post this in the video comments: A worthy project. I would suggest, however, connecting with and crediting the original author of this story who is a big name in the LGBTQ Online Authoring community. Not only will you be helping him expose his years of dedication and work on this project and many others, but he may be a great resource for connecting to those who might be able to fund this expression of his work. If he consents, I know that I would be very excited to see one of his fantastic stories put to film. This particular piece is a great choice.
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