My coming out story is somewhat unique. After a little over 20 years of marriage and two children, I decided to be true to myself and come out to my friends and family. Admitting to my wife that I was … Read the rest here
Posted 3 years ago Tagged Authenticity coming out Late Bloomer Temple Marriage
My coming out story is somewhat unique. After a little over 20 years of marriage and two children, I decided to be true to myself and come out to my friends and family. Admitting to my wife that I was … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged coming out Happy Place LDS Church
From the time I could dress myself, I was always less interested in feminine clothes. At church I would complain about having to wear dresses, and asking my parents why I couldn’t wear pants like my brothers. I just chalked … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged coming out Gay God LDS Church Mixed Orientation Marriage Sexuality Temple
How many times have we looked back into our past and wanted a do-over? For me, one big event that I want to do-over is the coming out process. Donât get me wrong, I donât want to un-do my coming … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged Active Latter-day Saint coming out Mormon
I started wearing this rainbow heart pin to church before Covid-19 shut the doors to my church. Itâs a reminder to me of never going back into the lonely dark closet I lived in most of my life. Itâs also … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Mormon Guilt LDS Missionary Shame
I am fortunate to have the opportunity to come out in todayâs social environment. I cannot imagine how much more difficult it would have been to come out 40, 50 or even 10 years ago. Society has become so much … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged asexual coming out family
Thinking back to the time in life when I was closeted now seems so weird! Who was I back then? The only person people knew me as was the image I had created for them. That person wasn’t me though. … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged coming out Gay Gay Child Mormon Plan of Salvation Son
Growing up I was very fortunate to have a family that was really gay friendly. We were not the typical Latter-day Saint family. My dadâs job allowed us to travel around the country, giving us the opportunity to live in … Read the rest here
Posted 4 years ago Tagged coming out Lesbian Lesbian Mormon Mixed Orientation Marriage
Four years ago, I sat in St. James Cathedral in downtown Seattle and begged God to show me what to do. Here I was a gay woman, married to a man for the past 20 years, with four kids who … Read the rest here
Posted 5 years ago Tagged BYU coming out Cosmo Cougar LGBT
By Charlie Bird For the Deseret News
As Cosmo the Cougar at Brigham Young University, I kept the best part of my life a secret from everyone around me by wearing a mask. I traveled the country, performed for millions … Read the rest here
Posted 5 years ago Tagged coming out Intervention Parents
As I have been reading these coming out stories I have hesitated sharing mine because it wasnât positive. Basically, I sat my parents down and told them I had something to tell them. The tension in the room could have … Read the rest here