IN ACKNOWLEDGING MY SEXUALITY I KNEW THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO CHANGE AND THAT BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES IN FEAR. EVERYTHING I HAD WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE WAS NOW SO VERY FRAGILE AND VULNERABLE. Several weeks later, on a tearful Saturday morning after I...
PART II To speak of the presence of God that night shows how far I have come. I was one of those allies to the LGBTQ community who was very accepting of anyone being gay, it just wasn’t ok for me. I have since realized that I had internalized homophobia,...
Ordained to Come Out Part 1 My name is Anne-Marie. Like all of us, I have many roles or labels in this life. I am a mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, ex-wife, partner, in-law, minister, chaplain and yogi. I am also a lesbian. If someone told me three...
https://youtu.be/qOXqIk3llkM Nancy Shadlock is a missionary-kid-turned-youth-pastor-turned-spiritual-director-turned-coming out coach. When Nancy discovered that she didn't have to divorce her spirituality to embrace her sexuality, she started creating the life she...
https://youtu.be/amgfGMz6X_s Erika and Layla Quinones are a married couple who started an annual Pride celebration in their small town of Pulaski, TN. What began as a plan to welcome about 40 people to a potluck with a few vendors turned out to be an event that drew...
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I moved a couple of years ago after I came out. A confluence of reasons and events brought me to this decision. I still return to the town I lived as a straight married woman from time to time. I have been out for several years now and my hearing has changed....
It’s like a dam and the walls have been duct-taped together for so many years. It was taking so much energy to pretend the dam was supposed to be there, that it was keeping me safe, when really it was just keeping this essential life force away from a thirsty...
Women who come out later in life often report that their husband are supportive and kind in the beginning. John was no exception. As we struggled to figure out a way for me to explore my sexuality and stay married, we thought about all kinds of...
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