Posted by:
saintemry
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Date: October 03, 2017 05:50PM
i'm trying to write an exmo (main) character but his story is pretty different from my own, so i'm looking for advice/commentary/stories/anything else!
i stopped believing in god and the church when i was 12-13 and when i figured out i was gay a couple years later i had virtually no trouble with self-acceptance since i was already so detached from the mormon BS. but my character (i'm gonna call him J) never even doubts the church until age 15 or 16, and has known he's gay for a while but seriously represses his sexuality. he has a major faith crisis and eventually leaves the church after a long, painful process. in the end J still believes in god but has separated himself from the church's doctrine and his TBM family, etc.
so if anyone here had that kind of experience w/ the church (whether or not you're LGBT) and want to share anything you think might help with J's character development i'd be so so grateful!