Family was my Everything: Alida’s Story, Conclusion

By the time I came home with just under three weeks of the summer left, one of my siblings had already told me that I “didn’t belong in this family anymore.” It hurt so much, especially after having sacrificed what felt like everything, over and over, in the name of family.

The “Homosexual Agenda”: Libby Anne

“I remember believing the whole ‘homosexual agenda’ thing. Back then, I was afraid of gay people. They were different and scary. They were pedophiles who should not be trusted around children. I wonder if that’s how the people writing the blogs I was reading feel when they talk about the ‘homosexual agenda’ – fear of something different, scary.”