Ep. 35 - Rich T

Rich T graduated with a Bachelor's of Science Degree from San Jose State University in Hospitality Management. Rich was raised in a sports environment and played all different types of sports and was particularly good at swimming and diving which he did in college . He volunteered to go into the army and was sent to Korea . Rich knew he was attracted to older men and he struggled with that trying to convince himself that he wasn't gay. He ended up in two relationships in the military with two men who were colonels and were married and had children. Rich struggled with this, knowing that he didn't want to live the life with men who were married and were hiding from their wives. When Rich got out of the army, he dated a woman and were engaged and then he realized that he couldn't do it. He also met a man who was vice president/pastor of a huge Megachurch, whose children were also pastors who secretly carried on in the relationship with Rich and others until Rich found out who he was. It showed the hypocrisy of organized religion. He showed courage by dealing with PTSD caused by the army, and also being sodomized as a young man. Rich we'll talk about his healing, and the peace he has from being his authentic self.