Lauren Bartleson

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“What I mean by coward is that, Jed, I think you know that your beliefs are old and archaic and meaningless in the modern world. I think you think that you know that, and have reasoned and rationalized faith so you don’t have to be controversial, don’t have to upset your family, or your mom, or whatever. I think your sexuality caused you to go extra on your faith, to be a good boy. You’d be a super Christian in order to overcompensate. You’d prove that being gay wasn’t perverted. You’d prove it was reasonable and something good boys do. I think you are wearing the costume, hiding from ...more
To Shake the Sleeping Self: A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
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