Staying out of the Closet and Out of the Darkness

One of the things I try to do is to stay out of the closet about as much as possible. Keeping secrets about who I am from others isn’t healthy or helpful. Those of you who have read the Path to Enlightened Insanity via Defacted Musings for a while realize that I’ve written about huge swaths of my life, including being gay, my long battle with depression, and my suicide attempt.

I’ve been seeing ads for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk around Seattle for a while. I kept thinking I should look into it, but I procrastinated about it for the longest time.

Recently, in the young adult newsletter from UUC there was a note that two of my fellow young adults, Katie Bishop and Shannon Parker would be participating. I looked into participating as well, but the fundraising goals were a bit more than I thought that I’d be able to make happen, so I opted to volunteer on the crew instead. So I’ll be bringing up the rear of the walk, as one of the team leaders for the trail sweep team.

Please consider supporting Katie and Shannon by making a donation via the links above.