Hi everyone :)
Im kind of new here. I was a former member of this site, a little over a year ago. Had planned on writing a backstory of what happened in the past year but decided to keep it simple. So here goes.
Was born a JW.
Was a child.
Started realizing that I was gay.
Baptised.
Fought my parents to let me go to art school after high school.
Won in said argument to go to art school.
Had my first boyfriend. Lived together.
Fought my feelings and broke up with him.
Still believed in the "truth".
Finished art school (top of my class) at 20 years old. Then moved to California from Colorado.
Decided that I would rather live my life as I truly was than keep trying to be a JW.
Found this site.
OH, and you all saved my life. Thanks :)
I realized that everything I knew about the JWs was a big fake.
Started coming out to certain people in my family.
Couldnt afford to stay in California. Moved back home with my parents.
I stopped going to meetings while I lived with them and they knew something was going on.
I evnetually came out to them in a big argument after about 5 months. Was immediately kicked out of their house. Like a few minutes after.
Moved to Denver.
Lots more detail and interesting stories to come ;)