ATJ,
That was a wonderful posting. That opened up a lot of memories for me personally as well.
I had 2 friends who took their own life when I was much younger, and I always wondered why.
Well, like Jon, I truly believe they were homosexual.
The situation you described has so much in common with their stories.My heart breaks when I think of the angst that Jon and others have struggled through.
The biggest eye-opener for me was when I was a teenage kid and found out a "worldly relative" was homosexual. How would I react when I met them? What would they be like?
Well, we hit it off instantly. My relative would give you anything - a kind, loving, and generous person.
We have been close since the day we met, and since that day, I have never view homosexuals through the eyes of WT dogma.
It really pisses me off that the WT chose "Love Never Fails" as part of the year text, since their version of love is so twisted and defiled.
TRUE LOVE never fails........thanks again for such a touching story.