A former Baptist pastor has finally made peace with being gay — and found a husband — after spending decades hating himself and hiding his sexuality from his family and congregation. He even married a woman, had children, and went into ex-gay therapy before ultimately learning to love himself and finding love with his husband-to-be. There I was, a Baptist pastor sitting face to face with the man I had just had sex with, a Methodist pastor. After getting past the initial shock, his wife decided to stay with him, as long as he continued with his ex-gay therapy to get himself 'fixed'. 'My story of surviving religious trauma, and ex-gay therapy resonates with many.

Source: Daily Mail December 06, 2018 15:45 UTC