Growing up gay and closeted in a small city like Holyoke, I struggled with accepting my sexuality, and in high school, I had a hard time finding other openly gay students, as I've become more comfortable with Alex Morse and my sexuality, like any young, single, openly gay man, I have had consensual adult relationships, including some with college students.

Alex Morse

Alex B. Morse (born January 29, 1989) is the 44th and current mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts. On November 8, 2011, he was elected the youngest mayor of Holyoke at age 22, defeating incumbent Mayor Elaine Pluta. He has since been re-elected three times, and is presently serving the first four-year term as mayor of the city.A member of the Democratic Party, Morse was the first incumbent mayor in the Commonwealth to endorse the legalization of cannabis during a 2016 ballot initiative, an industry he has since sought to promote in Holyoke's economy, in tandem with information technology startups.In July 2019, Morse announced his run for Congress in Massachusetts's 1st congressional district.

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