Why I Am a Radical Activist for All Things Evil: R.L. Stollar’s Story

Sex, drugs, and Nietzsche — and all the other windmills at which American Christianity tilts — don’t factor into my story.

How I Accidentally Swindled My Way Out of Conservative Christianity: Dallas’ Story

By faking everything, particularly conservative Christianity in culture, history and philosophy, I became an award-winning speaker and debater.

The Power of False History: Nicholas’ Story

Constructing this false history was vital to mobilizing Evangelicals and fundamentalists into contemporary political action.

Don’t Touch Me — A Reflection on Courtship and Purity: Merab’s Story, Part Three

“I can’t wait to teach my children that sexual experience does not dictate their dignity and value.”

Don’t Touch Me — A Reflection on Courtship and Purity: Merab’s Story, Part Two

“To me, the courtship movement gave men and women alike a ready excuse to not speak the truth.”

Don’t Touch Me — A Reflection on Courtship and Purity: Merab’s Story, Part One

“I never deconstructed how this mindset created a harmful image of my identity—I was only as valuable as my state of purity.”

Yes, I Am Latino; No, I Am Not Joking: Joe Laughon’s Story

“I saw that a self-reinforcing narrative is created when being white isn’t just assumed to be the default, but it often is the default in homeschooling.”

Lauren Dueck Joins HARO as Board Chair

We are pleased to announce Lauren Dueck is joining Homeschool Alumni Reaching Out as our Board Chair. Lauren joins HARO’s other founding board members — R.L. Stollar, Nicholas Ducote, Andrew Roblyer, and Shaney Lee — as we move forward in the creation of our non-profit.

Finding Freedom from My Demons: Nicholas Ducote’s Story, Part One

“Many people will call me embittered, angry, or any number of pejorative terms to delegitimize my story, but I am not telling my story in an attempt to lash out and hurt my parents. I am telling my story because I now know that my story is not unique. All across America, former homeschoolers are dealing with convoluted and dysfunctional relationships with their parents.”

Kevin Swanson Has Stumbled Upon a Very Real Truth

“It seems Homeschoolers Anonymous has made an increasingly large splash in the homeschooling world. Prominent Christian homeschool leader Kevin Swanson himself felt the need to address the group in a recent broadcast on his Generations with Vision radio show. He gave it the title ‘Apostate Homeschoolers.'”