For many years, the magic of the holidays was something I practically drew life force from, making it my most favourite time of year.  Anything that could be decorated would be adorned with some form of Yuletide cheer. Christmas songs would not only emanate from my radio, but also from my mobile phone as a ringer and for the final month of the year my disposition would be so super bright, peppy and cheerful, it would be as if I could mystically transform anything Scrooge- or Grinch-like into the most ideal vision of the Season with a simple wiggle of my nose!  I was like Glinda the Good Witch on steroids.  I couldn’t help myself!  To me, this time of year was always so beautiful, magical and most of all, romantic. Yes. I was that gay!

BCC: What's your name?

RYAN: Ryan Grant Long, also known as Eshto.

BCC: Where are you from?

RYAN: A little town called Minocqua, up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin.

BCC: Where do you live now?

RYAN: Now living in the big, big city of Madison. Okay so it's a big city compared to where I grew up.

BCC: What's your ethnic background?:

RYAN: White.