My mom’s prayer for me was deliverance — but not from homosexuality. Writing that word would have meant acceptance of what I’d shared with her about my sexuality several years prior. I come from a Christian tradition that places big faith in prayer and healing, but rarely any emphasis on struggle and tribulation. If you have enough faith or if you pray enough, whatever you ask will be done for you. Right?

I had dinner with a friend one day, and out of nowhere he mentioned something about Your Other Brothers. We had never discussed issues of sexuality together, and regardless of his intention, God was working. He suggested I check out YOB's podcast on the way home, and I did, and I got hooked.