Posts Tagged: coming out

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

The Secret, Part 2

This post is second in a 3-part series by 2001 grad Jillian. Read her first post here.  September 1, 2011, a response to an experience with Emotional Freedom Technique Even though I’m afraid to tell my family I’m gay, I

The Secret, Part 2

This post is second in a 3-part series by 2001 grad Jillian. Read her first post here.  September 1, 2011, a response to an experience with Emotional Freedom Technique Even though I’m afraid to tell my family I’m gay, I

The Secret

This is the first in a three-part series written by 2001 grad Jillian. Coming out has been a long and fractured process.  In my Portland circles and with my closest friends, I’ve lived freely and openly for many years.  In

The Secret

This is the first in a three-part series written by 2001 grad Jillian. Coming out has been a long and fractured process.  In my Portland circles and with my closest friends, I’ve lived freely and openly for many years.  In

A Theologian’s Tale: Happily Gay and Christian

The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, PhD, ‘83 One of the top three moments in my spiritual journey as a Christian is when I came out as a gay man. Put another way, that “moment” of coming out was a significant

A Theologian’s Tale: Happily Gay and Christian

The Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson, PhD, ‘83 One of the top three moments in my spiritual journey as a Christian is when I came out as a gay man. Put another way, that “moment” of coming out was a significant