On Redemption

“A distant God and I were the beach’s only occupants and I began to wrestle with Him. The anger deepened as I screamed louder for anyone to hear me. Suddenly, the confession I vowed to not utter out loud slowly came out.”

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Audio Edits: Mark Walz

Book Edits: Krisslynn Love + Diego Vogel

"Subconsciously, I busied myself with both work and academia to ignore the simmering sexuality questions."

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Audio Edits: Mark Walz

Book Edits: Krisslynn Love + Diego Vogel

A warning about this track: There is some explicit language used.

"I thought I could push every homosexual thought out of my mind. Television preachers yelled, “Keep your mind captive” to their flock as if the audience were new military cadets in bootcamp. I wondered if I was the only cadet with a gay thought."

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Audio Edits: Mark Walz

Book Edits: Krisslynn Love + Diego and Dana Vogel

"To be in silence is to cast stones. And I chose to be a silent person in order to 'protect' myself from a harmless friendship. I began to wonder: Was it worth protecting oneself, when you have a front row seat of a single scapegoat getting trampled to death?"

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Audio Edits: Mark Walz

Book Edits: Krisslynn Love + Diego and Dana Vogel

"Every person discovering their sexual orientation has a particular question in mind. And every person who knows about their non-heterosexual orientation has the exact same question. When did you first know?"

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Audio Edits: Mark Walz

Book Edits: Krisslynn Love + Diego and Dana Vogel

From within the hospital walls, I made only two journal entries. Each written in an attempt at poetry... These are those poems.

"Desperation overtook my heart as I silently prayed she would have the answers to fix me. Reorienting my sexuality was the only way to make my depression and suicidal ideations stop. Instead, our conversation immediately changed topics."

Book Edits: Krissalyn Love & Diego Vogel

Audio Edits: Mark Walz

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"Maybe one day, we can exchange war stories we have conquered and not wade in a pool of defeat and sorrow. For some people, like myself, it takes half a decade or longer to get out of the pool to start engaging from a healthy mindset."

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