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Girl reading a book in a school library

A Book Report Got Me in Trouble at My Adventist School

January 26, 2023

I was forced to tell my mom in Spanish why I couldn't use the book for my report. My mom made me throw away the book...

Woman in a long dress

I was raised in the SDA Reform Church

January 21, 2023

I would constantly feel “othered” and as a kid I always thought it was unfair that boys got to wear pants and shorts while I was stuck wearing uncomfortable skirts...

Trans flag carried in a peaceful protest

It Is My Life and I Refuse to Continue Lying and Hiding

January 11, 2023

My pastor began talking about LGBTQ people and how we were an abomination, perverts and evil wicked people...

A dark row of church pews

Deconstructing from the very conservative fringes of Adventism

January 8, 2023

I was vegan for a few years, left glow tracts/signs of the times in store bathrooms. Almost threw away all my pants once...

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