James Fesalbon:  

Life By the time I graduated in 1992, I had lived with my parents in Edmonds. In my freshman year at UW, I lived at Lander Hall with my roommate Karl Forar. Freshman year was also the first time that I had a boyfriend, Brian Matt. During my sophomore and junior years at UW, I returned to live with my parents, dating a lot but nothing serious. In the midst of developing as a dancer, I volunteered as a sound technician at Dance on Capitol Hill’s CHOREOFEST 1994.During my senior year, I shared an apartment with Jed Salminen and his friend Shawna. When I attended UCLA, I lived on campus at Hershey Hall. My first year roommate was Quan Nguyen. My second year roommate was Ron Rosell. During my time at UCLA, I was a mentor with the UCLA LGBT Mentoring Program, helping students deal with coming-out issues. On January 9, 1998, I made my national television debut on the game show JEOPARDY! where I won second place and a week trip to San Francisco, which I used during gay pride 1998. In May 1998, as part of UCLA Chamber Singers, we sang on stage at Royce Hall with The Chieftains. I returned to living with my parents in 1998. When I returned to Seattle, I also tried to find performing opportunities. Even though I had found some professional opportunities, most of my performing has been as a volunteer with Seattle Symphony Chorale, Seattle Men’s Chorus, ARC Dance Productions, XODO Dance Productions, Eastside Musical Theatre, and Seattle Opera. From 1999-2000, I lived in a condo on Capitol Hill with my ex-boyfriend Gary Schuldt. When Gary kicked me out March 2000, I returned to my parents’ house. In December 2000, I moved in with my partner Edward Darr in Des Moines, WA. We both lived together until Ed got a job in Fort Worth, TX in April 2002. I continued to live at his WA house until February 2003, at which point I returned to living with my parents. My second appearance on national television came March 4, 2003 when I appeared on the game show PYRAMID, where I was the leading prize winner, which included a week trip to Las Vegas, $1200, and a Sony 27’ flat-screen TV. My guest celebrities were Tyson Beckford and Diana Maria Riva. I moved to Texas August 2003 to live with Ed in Euless, TX. We were both active members in high school youth music ministry at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in North Richland Hills, TX. We both enjoy traveling, attending music and dance concerts, movies, dining out, and guy-watching. Ed returned to Seattle for work in October 2004 while I stayed behind in TX until I completed my degree requirements. I finally returned to Seattle and back with Ed in May 2005. School I attended Serene Lake from kindergarten through third grade. I then attended Picnic Point Elementary for fourth grade as part of the Summit program. I returned to Serene Lake for fifth and sixth grade. I attended junior high at Olympic View for seventh through ninth grades. My time at Mariner High school was one of the most stressful times of my life because I was struggling with coming out. Despite the anguish, my favorite subjects at Mariner were Keyboarding, Spanish and Orchestra. My favorite activities were Spanish Club, Knowledge Bowl, and Hi-Q. By the time I gradua...Expand for more