Perspective Shift by Colby Martin

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PAIN for the Lost Years, but FREEDOM for Finally Living Authentically
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PAIN for the Lost Years, but FREEDOM for Finally Living Authentically

How Matt Bays first experienced and processed PRIDE after coming out as gay.

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Sep 15, 2021
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This week’s Perspective Shift comes via Matt Bays, author of the newly released memoir, Leather & Lace. Here is an excerpt, recounting some of Matt’s initial experiences with Pride after coming out a…

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Author of memoirs Finding God in the Ruins, Leather & Lace. HuffPost, Out Mag, NYTimes, Sourcebooks & The Advocate writer. Podcaster of How to Find & Keep a Gay Man. American living in Porto, Portugal with husband Chris. 🇵🇹
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