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How I came to learn I was gay

Hey. My name is Jay and I would like to tell you my story. It

is short but powerful. I will title my account the “Story in the

bathroom.” The reason I like this title is because I found

myself while in the bathroom. What do I mean? I was in high

school and I was taking a shower. I remember the very day

and time – it was a Saturday afternoon. A buddy of mine was

also taking a shower. I saw him but I had never really noticed

before his sexy body. Of course, he had nothing on there in

the shower . . . just then I felt a warm thunder-like blast in my

heart and to tell you the truth I had never felt a warm feeling

like this before.

I didn't know how to handle my feelings . . . so I told my dad . . .
who got me into counseling

I kept this experience all to myself until I finished high school.

But just before I did my high school exams, the feeling

became stronger and I had to tell someone or break and bust

and kiss someone. And believe me, this was something I had

not felt before so I had no idea how to deal with it. So I

phoned my dad and I told him what was happening with me in

this high school life. The first thing he did was take me to a

counselor and then to a church pastor. But it was all in vain.

I pretended to be better . . . but years later I told dad I really
wasn't

So I decided to lie and to tell him that I had changed because

I could tell it was killing him inside. I painted a false picture of

myself to cover up my true feelings. But I still had to do

something. I wanted to find out if I was alone or if others had

this same hot feeling that they were sealing off, too, and

alone like me. But I came to realize that I was alone. As

weeks went by and then months, and after finishing my

university I had to tell my dad the truth. We talked through it

all and now he is kinder about it and accepting.

I am happy and proud as a gay man

I have lived my life being happy and confident knowing that I

am gay and that I love being gay, and that I am one proud

gay policeman in Kenya.

Personal Story No. 9

Gay and Christian in
KENYA, UGANDA,
TANZANIA, RWANDA
AND BURUNDI

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Other Sheep Websites
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Argentina Other Sheep Foundation
Executive Director

Jose Ortiz, Other
Sheep Coordinator
for Africa

Steve Parelli, Other
Sheep Executive Director

Above photes:

Top Picture
Jose is leading one of the
many discussion groups
that met in our apartment.

Bottom Picture
Steve is teaching the
power point presentation
on the Bible and
Homosexuality from his
lap top.

Nairobi, Kenya
July, 2007

"I have other sheep that
are not of this fold. I
must bring them in
also."John 10:16

ou'll see no

faces

and no names of gay East

Africans

on this website

. It isn't safe!

This website was constructed in July of 2007
Visits made to this web page since October 2007

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Photo at right:
Gays telling their stories to one
antoher in the Nairobi gated
apartment complex where
Steve and Jose were staying.

Continue to next
personal story

Story in the bathroom!

Kenyan Man, Twenties
Submitted September 27, 2007

Just then I felt a warm thunder-like blast in my heart
and to tell you the truth
I had never felt a warm feeling like this before.
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Why you'll
see no
pictures and
no names of
gay East
Africans on
this website:

"In October
2006, a local
newspaper
published a list of
names of
suspected gays
and lesbians. The
gay rigths group
says several
people whose
names appeared
on the list lost
jobs and were
mistreated by
their families."