I met Jason before his descent into his racist, fuck yeah ‘Merica, Trump-loving MAGA “Butch Stratford” persona. I was at a very difficult fork in the road with my sexuality and he was extremely helpful and kind. I considered him a good friend and defended him whenever someone would tell me he was an asshole. I appreciated how he embraced being gay with no shame (at the time) and he eventually became the first guy I would kiss. It was very sad to watch him devolve into that Butch Stratford character and I didn’t expect him to live to 40. I hadn’t spoken to him in a few years because of his outspoken, hurtful beliefs and undying support of the American dictator, but I’m sad this person I once called a friend, who was so kind and helpful, passed from this world at such a low point. It’s a very tragic tale.