Chronicles of a gay ex fundamentalist now woke advocate for equality

It’s been forever since I posted anything. I’m just minding my business, working on rebuilding my financial stability, and living my life happily. I love my life, my job, and I’m actually finally ready to get my divorce started, this time on my terms. My ex has ignored me for over a year and refused access to my kids for probably over a year now. I’m done, and I’m ready to be free. I’ll be scheduling divorce stuff over the next few weeks and getting things moving.

So, over the past two years, I’ve developed a skirt addiction with the intent to sell them, learned how to propagate mushrooms, had a foray into wine and cider making, started a crochet project and finished it, got handcuffed for the first time, accepted the fact that I’m not straight, got a car and a ton of other shit. I’d say that was productive. I’ve also finally cut contact with my toxic and bigoted mother and my entire biological family, but that’s a story all its own. My goals for the five years after leaving my ex were to learn how to live on my own and to thrive being finally independent. I would say I’m well on my way to reaching that goal. Here’s my progress so far:

Began a new long-term relationship with a woman that is far longer than I waited to get married after first meeting him. She’s taught me so much about living and being able to be okay with myself and who I am.

Began working in my dream field of work and completed registered behavior technician certification after…