Young, Gay and Sgle Among the Nuns and Widows...

Contents:

• YOUNG, GAY AND SGLE AMONG THE NUNS AND WIDOWS
• 80 PERCENT OF PRITS THE VATIN ARE GAY: NEW BOOK
• THE GAY CHURCH

YOUNG, GAY AND SGLE AMONG THE NUNS AND WIDOWS

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80 PERCENT OF PRITS THE VATIN ARE GAY: NEW BOOK

While growg up on a Washgton state dairy farm the 1950s, Patrick Haggerty realized he was gay.

THE GAY CHURCH

Opn | What the Science Says about ‘Don’t Say Gay’ and Young People.