My Story (in Part at Least)
- tbunnell037
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 4, 2022
Below is a video in which I share a bit of my past personal struggles and experiences with a gender identity disorder, homosexuality, and faith in God.
It’s long (more than an hour!) and deeply personal. I hope it has something of value for you or someone you know. If it doesn’t, feel free to ignore 😂.
Disclaimer: In this video I make a comment about giving you 40 years in about 40 minutes. In that drastic of a reduction, there are naturally things unsaid. For example, from the video, it might be concluded that my childhood lacked all joy. That’s not true. My childhood is full of pleasant memories; a full recounting of all the good and bad in my youth was way outside the scope of this conversation. But, joy was there. Despite the trials and traumas, I had great parents and siblings, and I’m thankful for each one of them.
I also mention poor relationships with my siblings. Let me quickly clarify that that did not include all of my siblings. I had a pretty good relationship with my sweet sisters. But, there was an age difference, amongst other things, that made those relationships a bit more distant at the time.
Lastly, there is a metaphor in there toward the end about computers. It's a good metaphor that I just totally botched! Haha. If it has value to you great, but might be 2-3 minutes you can breeze over 😉.
God bless.
You shared such an impressive perspective and I can sense it took tremendous courage in doing so. Thank you. This is the first time I've heard someone open up on the vast spectrum of this subject. Most are locked by fear to speak anything that isn't all the way to one side or the other. I'm so sure Heavenly Father and Mother are so proud of you and all you have learned on your journey, not to mention your earthly parents. May the Lord's tender mercies continue to accompany you and your sweet family.
I appreciate more than I can possibly express you taking your time to share your experiences, feelings, and thoughts in this video. I watched the whole thing and was very moved by it. Being such good friends with your parents, I had heard just a little of what you had been through. I had no idea the depth of the pain and heartache. I really appreciate hearing your testimony of Christ and the restored gospel. I have one as well, but with that being said, have struggled so much with policies that have seemed unfair to me in regards to LGTBQ members of the church. I have many friends and family in this community and I love them so…