Hello heycrunchking,

Welcome to freedom2b! It's amazing that you are an Aussie who has connected with us in Scotland! We are largely an online community after all 🙂

Thank you for sharing your story with us as it is a personal thing to share with strangers so thank you for trusting us with it 🙂 on a recent visit to Sydney a few of us actually thought we should update our own stories…

We are all on such unique journeys and it's nice to know there is a community that can understand and even empathize with some of what you have experienced.

We look forward to hopefully meeting up in person one day 🙂

Warm regards

Michelle

Yeah, perhaps I saw it on twitter or Justin's tumblr site…

Didn't spend much time on GCN forums either. Mostly Americans! But it was so good to know there were others out there. And their reading material and info (which you've probably already seen) was really helpful. 🙂 j

Hello HeyCrunchKing,

I am Jason (otherwise known as Boi70) – one of the Brisbane leaders for Freedom2b.

Thanks for sharing your story. Finding out that we are not alone is one of the best things about Freedom2b. I am so glad that you found us.

And yes, our stories while so very unique, have such similarities.

Like David said, you would be welcome to come along to the Brisbane meetings, when you return to Australia. 🙂

Jason

Hello all,

I thought I would post a short update on here as a way of keeping in touch. I know I don’t actually post all that often, but I check in here often and love to hear from all the F2B folk at home!

Since I last posted in this thread my parents have come to visit me in Scotland. It was great to see them again after being away for a year and a half. Mum has come a long way since I first came out to her, it looks like she now supports me 100%. She was really pleased when I made a coming out video on YouTube because it made it easier for her “to support gays within the church” if she could talk about it too. Dad has never talked to me about it but I think he’s just worried he’ll say the wrong thing. He’s made it clear he’s not embarrassed of me, which was very important.

In other news, I’m coming towards the end of my contract on Iona so I’m starting to look to the future. I finish up here at the end of February, after which I’ll hopefully do a month or two of travelling before coming home to Australia. I’ve been looking at English teaching positions in South Korea (I know, right?!) but there’s also a job opportunity that’s just come up in the Uniting Church Queensland Synod office I’m interested in, so who knows! 2013 is looking very big and scary right now; the uncertainty can feel overwhelming sometimes, but I know I just need to be open to God’s plan.

Whatever happens, it’s likely I’ll be kicking around Brisbane from mid-May at the latest until the end of July, so I’ll be sure to check in at the F2B Brisbane meetings then.

I’ll post my Coming Out Day video here too, just in case anyone would like to see it!

Thanks muchly! Keep up the good work 🙂

HeyCrunchKing

Thanks for the update and for sharing your video. 🙂

I like your passion and am sure you will do well no matter what career path you choose in 2013. 🙂

Blessings,

Ann Maree