Toxic outing
- S1E24
- 36:33
- February 3rd 2021
I sat in a chair facing my parents who sat on opposite ends of a sofa on the other side of the room. With one glance at my mom’s already watering eyes I knew that I was about to be devastated.
My father started out with the words, ‘We have reasons to believe that you may be struggling with same-sex attraction’.
This is the start of my toxic outing.
Show links:
NOTE: Trigger warning for homophobia, religious &. spiritual abuse, and misappropriation of God
Ravi Zacharias (RZIM International) - 'Christian' view of homosexuality
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