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Everyone loved me as Cosmo the Cougar, but would they love who I was behind the mask?

Posted 7 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

My parents had pretty much formed an intervention–and my old church leaders were playing along.

Posted 7 years ago Tagged coming out Intervention Parents

As I have been reading these coming out stories I have hesitated sharing mine because it wasn’t 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

I told her,”I would rather live than die.”

Posted 7 years ago Tagged coming out conversion therapy

I know this isn’t the most traditional “coming out story” but I hope you will share it with the blog.  I came across this YouTube video and I loved it!  A little backstory of my life. I was the product … Read the rest here

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Happening tomorrow (Saturday, May 2)!!!
Come say hello and visit our LatterGayStories booth. We will be partying at the Davis County Pride in Layton.

It’s family friendly. Entertainment all day! And FREE to attend.

Come check out our booth and a brand new line of t-shirts 😉 (I promise not to tell your bishop).
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Sometimes we're forced to confront the baggage we carry from our upbringing. It's not about dismissing our past—it's about questioning it, about learning and moving forward.

We're all shaped by family, culture, and environment, but what happens when those lessons no longer serve us? Or worse, when they hold us (and others) back from growth, empathy, or truth?

Unlearning is rebellion against autopilot, it's the courage to dismantle beliefs you've clung to, not because they're right, but because they're familiar and easy.

Maybe it's the prejudice you inherited, the fears your parents passed down, or the "truths" society drilled into you. Unlearning means staring at those foundations and asking, "Why do I believe this?
Does it hold up?"

It's not easy.

Deconstruction feels like betraying your roots, like standing naked in front of your own history. But growth demands it. Progress demands it.

The world isn't static, and neither should your mind be. To unlearn is to choose freedom over comfort, curiosity over dogma.

You've got this!

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