Share Your Story!
Reaching Out is made of raw and honest lives like yours. We are strengthened by hearing your story, wherever it leads.
A little about us:
- We are a Medium publication & community dedicated to LGBTQ people of all backgrounds and religions.
- We are not afraid of stories of faith lost, deconstructed, or renewed in unexpected ways.
- Pat Gothman started Reaching Out in November of 2017.
If you have a story that relates to…
- Coming out in a religious community
- Working through your sexuality with your family
- Working through your sexuality with your faith leaders or community
- Celibacy or conversion therapy
- Intersectionality, especially from POC & women
- Finding a new faith community or witnessing within the one you grew up
- Raising an LGBTQ child
- Pastoring gay members of your faith community
- Romantic relationships in a faith community
WE WANT TO SHARE IT!
Basically, if you understand the tension and struggle of being a queer person of faith, we want to hear from you!
First, make sure you have a Medium account and follow Reaching Out!
Then, fill out this form!
If you don’t have a Medium account and want to submit a story anonymously, email Pat at heyreachingout(at)gmail.com. We prefer to publish stories through Medium accounts as they are YOUR stories. But we also understand that sometimes you have something you need to share but aren’t in a place to do so publicly right now. So shoot over a draft and let us know what you are comfortable with sharing!
Best,
Pat Gothman, Reaching Out
