About a year and a half ago I pulled up to one of the stoplights at Lewis Ave. near 71st when I finally captured on pixels my white whale, an Oklahoma vanity plate I’d previously spotted in south Tulsa and heard about from friends a few times over the years. It seemed this was finally my day. I quickly pulled out my phone and captured the proof of its existence I so badly craved.
Every now and then, I speculate on the identity of the IMINHIM driver. Could this vanity plate be the expression of an evangelical Christian, clinging to their Lord? A surgeon who refuses female patients, perhaps? Or just an enthusiast for sexual intercourse? I’ve always thought it most likely to be the former, but only a little less probably, the latter. A real-life Sufjan Stevens “Is it gay or about God?” conundrum motoring around south Tulsa. Hell, maybe it’s both.
Anyway, happy Pride everybody! We’ve got some great stories for you to read right now, from Randy Roberts Potts’ reflections for This Land about growing up gay in evangelical Tulsa’s first family to more recent reporting on local subcultures that are, through the diligence and care of hardworking Tulsans, becoming more inclusive by the day.
I Would Like To Know Which OU Softball Pitcher Made Pat McAfee Whiff It