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Warning: Sexually Explicit content.

Legend for Consequences Suffered (CS):

Inappropriate shame and guilt
Childhood self-loathing
Adulthood self-loathing
Normalizing children to sexual questions by adult men. (Grooming)
Sexual abuse. (Pedophilia)
Impaired sexual relations after marriage.
Years of recovery from childhood shaming. Often lasting decades.
Suicide Ideation
Attempted Suicide
Suicide of a loved one or friend.

1005 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7,8. Other: Years of depression and feelings of un-worthyness

Hello Mormon friends, I am a 83 yer old man who was unfortunately raised as a Roman Catholic. I relate to virtually all the stories of the young men who…

1004 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4

The most important fact to know about my story: I am deaf, so my interviews are different from other stories, and in a disturbing way. I remember two experiences that…

#1003 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,7,8,9,10

I knew I was gay as early as I was 8. All I knew is that what I felt was wrong and evil. That was constantly reiterated at church for…

#1002 Sarah V. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8

I was baptized at 8, like all the other kids who were raised in the church did. When I was 9 I was raped by my brother over the span…

#1001 Name Hidden. CS: 6. Other: Continued masturbation

I am not sure if this qualifies ,but… I was 16 when my bishop asked me in an interview whether or not I masturbated. In fact I had stopped for…

#1000 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,5

I tend to be verbose, so excuse me if this is long. I was first asked if I masturbated when I was 14, I believe. At the time I’d only…

#999 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Other: Confusion as to the “why” of what I was asked. In other words: What was it about ME that would make my Bishop ask me such a vile question.

I had just turned 12 years old. My sister was the Laurel President and absolutely loved the Young Women’s program in our LDS faith. I was so excited to share…

#998 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9. Other: ecclesiastical coercion to do harm to my congregation

I am one of the many men who was repeatedly sexually shamed in interviews. This line of specific and graphic sexual questioning took place since I was 12 years old…

#997 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4,8

For my baptismal interview, I was asked if I kept the law of chastity with myself. I was confused, nervous, embarrassed. I slowly nodded. He said he had hoped I…

#996 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,7,8,9

I had been molested by one of my brothers friends for several years between 11 & 14. This boy would sneak into my bedroom at night when he thought I…

#995 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4

I started having a sexual relationship with my first serious boyfriend at the age of 16. He was also a member of the church. We decided as a couple that…

#994 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,7

i was constantly asked as from 14-18 if I was masturbating by my ward leader; my bishop referred to it as, self abuse. I had struggled with that before, but…

#993 Name Hidden. CS: 1,7

My story may seem insignificant to some, but for me it had a huge impact on my personal self worth while growing up. I was molested one time as a…

#992 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

My uncle started molesting me when I was 6 years old. At my 8 year baptismal interview I “confessed” what my uncle was doing. My bishop told me he would…

#991 Name Hidden. CS: 1,4

My bishop freely admitted to forcing confessions out of youth regarding pornography use. He said this to a room full of women, as he was teaching a Relief Society lesson…

#990 Paula M. CS: 1,6,7

When I was 14 I was interviewed for a temple recommend to go with our ward to do baptisms for the dead. It went well until the bishop asked if…

#989 Name Hidden. CS: 1,2,3,4,6,7. Other: Desires at times to cut off my unit. “If thy left hand offends thee, cut it off.”

Like most children do, at the age of 11 or 12 I began feeling sexual urges within myself. I’ve come to learn that these urges are normal and are a…

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