"If I can't be me, why do I breathe." Here is PART 3 of my emotional coming out story. I am accepting being Mormon and gay in my self-made documentary titled 'Accepting the Label.'
Watch Part 1 & 2: • Mormon and Gay: Accept...
This three-part coming out video explains how I went from writing gay marriage will destroy our society in 9th grade to being a little too obsessed with Rupaul's Drag Race in my dorm room at BYU-Hawaii. And yes it is very emotional.
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DISCLAIMER: Do not send hate to anyone mention in this video. This is my experience. People did hurt me. But we do not need to hurt them. To make real change, we need to focus on ourselves.
This series marks the ending of being silent and feeling misunderstood, but the beginning of conflict with my membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon).
➢THE TRUTH ABOUT BEING MORMON AND GAY:
mormonandgay.lds.org/
www.lds.org/
www.mormon.org
The Church now says that a person doesn't need to choose between being Mormon and Gay - one can, in fact, be gay and live faithful to the teachings of Christ.
I agree with this, but I don't think people understand how hard that really is. Same-sex attraction itself is not a sin, but acting on it is.
Now, I am stuck between these two extremes. I can be a full member of the Mormon Church, go to the temple, take the sacrament, and hold a calling if and only if I do not give into my attraction. I can give into my attraction, and then all those things are taken away. I would no longer be on the path to salvation. The path I was taught every Sunday I must be on. Perhaps more troubling is the backlash I could face from my family and friends.
I will explore this duality soon. But that is not why we are here.
➢I CAN FINALLY FULLY BE ME:
I am happy to say I am gay finally. I know being gay, feminine, queer, or whatever label I label it has made me more empathic, more energetic, and more fabulous obviously [hair flick].
I can free myself of years of embarrassment, guilt, and pain.
➢WHY ‘ACCEPTING THE LABEL:’
I've practically watched every single coming out video on this platform.
I have planned hundreds of versions of the way I wanted to say this. But there is not a natural way to make a video like this. Like, hey, I have been this my whole life, but I hated it and didn't want to tell anyone. But then, I realized that God created me this way, and I love being this way. Like how do you say that?
I hope 'Accepting the Label' finally tells the story I have wanted to tell for years.
00:00-00:33 Two Extremes
00:33-01:30 Series Intro
01:30-02:20 Crumbling Facade
02:20-05:00 Stonewall and Storage Units
05:00-07:08 Embrace the Label
07:08-09:25 Drag Up Your Life
09:25-12:05 My Safe Space
12:05-13:58 We Did It Joe
➢COMING OUT VIDEOS THAT HELPED ME
iMormon: Coming Out - Gay Mormon:
• Coming Out - Gay Mormon
Joseph Garner: Coming out to My Mormon Parents: • Coming out to My Mormo...
Hyram: Coming Out | Growing Up Mormon • Coming Out | Growing U...
➢LET’S CHANGE THE WORLD AND TAKE IT BY STORM
It has been so difficult editing myself and hiding so much. It's been years and years of constant fears of the repercussions of being authentic. I've made up fake girlfriends, talked about how hot Ariana Grande was, stayed silent on too many lgbtqia+ issues, lied about what tv show I was binging. The list goes on and on. Life in the closet, no matter how many allies you have, is not fun. It is like you have this unique talent that you only let a few people see.
Now everyone can finally see my talent. And that is something to celebrate.
This is definitely just the beginning of my story. Are you ready for what is next?
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