Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 鈥榊ou shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet鈥�; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, 鈥楲ove your neighbor as yourself.鈥� Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. 鈥撀燫omans 13:8-10
I never thought that I was straight. I didn鈥檛 even know what straight was until middle school, when I first heard the definition and shrugged thinking, 鈥淲ell, that鈥檚 not me.鈥�
It was disappointing to discover soon after that very few people appreciated the other identities I should have been able to try. I refrained from labeling myself and ended up gray and depressed, with no real label but my own name.
I didn鈥檛 know who I was at the time. I didn鈥檛 like boys like I was supposed to. I didn鈥檛 dress like girls should – in fact, I had breakdowns and cried in dressing rooms trying on feminine clothes – I felt like they took off a layer of skin every time I pulled them on and off, leaving my flaws more naked and exposed than before. Continue reading “National Coming Out Day: Andy Anderson”