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I first came out at 17, but it was in "confession" to the youth pastor of my church in a fit of angst after getting rejected by my best friend when he found out I wanted to have sex with him. Never mind that we had felt each other up a lot, but to actually be in a bed and naked was too much. Anyway, I digress. I confessed to Perry and he told me I ( Read more... )

Many of you may have seen this already as it has been hitting Facebook a lot today, but Apple posted this video recently of some of their GLBT employees telling their stories for the Trevor Project. Anyway, the handsome bearded guy is my buddy Shawn Northcutt who I used to sing baritone with in Turtle Creek Chorale. Shawn is an extremely talented ( Read more... )

What was the defining moment you realized that God/Jesus loved you and accepted you for who you are, what you are, and how you fit in His beautiful array of diversity?

I have commented on aspects of this on my previous post about my faith journey including involvement with a cult during my 20's.

Being a child of the Baptist south, I struggled for a ( Read more... )