Posts Tagged: orientation
An Open Letter from Odd Man Out Brent Bailey
An Open Letter to LGBT or Same-Sex Attracted Freshmen at Christian Colleges and Universities Brent, a guest to Untold, shares his experiences and advice. To LGBT or same-sex attracted freshmen starting this fall at Christian colleges and universities: Five years ago,
An Open Letter from Odd Man Out Brent Bailey
An Open Letter to LGBT or Same-Sex Attracted Freshmen at Christian Colleges and Universities Brent, a guest to Untold, shares his experiences and advice. To LGBT or same-sex attracted freshmen starting this fall at Christian colleges and universities: Five years ago,
Not standard, but normal
I’m one of those gay men who had a long journey to acknowledging his sexuality and an even longer one to coming out. It wasn’t until I was nearly twenty-two that could admit to myself that I was gay and
Not standard, but normal
I’m one of those gay men who had a long journey to acknowledging his sexuality and an even longer one to coming out. It wasn’t until I was nearly twenty-two that could admit to myself that I was gay and
Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters
I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I
Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters
I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I
1 Year Strong
I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people
1 Year Strong
I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people
Tropical Carillon
Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida. That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work. That day, one of my recurring thoughts
Tropical Carillon
Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida. That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work. That day, one of my recurring thoughts
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
Alma Mutter
Alma Mutter: Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a full-bodied whine. Alma Mutter is by Wheaton friends Scott and Liz, exploring the weirdness and wonderfulness of their life trajectories and offering whatever wisdom they can. They hope to make
Alma Mutter
Alma Mutter: Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a full-bodied whine. Alma Mutter is by Wheaton friends Scott and Liz, exploring the weirdness and wonderfulness of their life trajectories and offering whatever wisdom they can. They hope to make
Life on the Water
Fulfilling a crazy dream a friend and I had concocted during our senior year at Wheaton, we spent four weeks traveling more than 270 miles by kayak last summer. Each day we paddled as far as the weather and our
Life on the Water
Fulfilling a crazy dream a friend and I had concocted during our senior year at Wheaton, we spent four weeks traveling more than 270 miles by kayak last summer. Each day we paddled as far as the weather and our
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