"The Truth About Who We Are..."

Tim, Business Owner, Charlotte by thegaymenproject

Photos by Kevin Truong

Tim, in his own words: "Growing up in a very conservative Southern family, who attended an even more conservative Primitive Baptist church, I was constantly reminded that gays were going to hell and were the worst thing on Earth. In 1982, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic became more common in the press, my family told me all gays "Got AIDS and died". Over the next 7 years I laid in bed at night, fearful that one day I'd die of an awful disease just because I was born gay. It was at the age of 15 I finally decided I just didn’t give a fuck anymore. I knew I loved God and realized He makes no mistakes; he created me just the way he wanted to! So I came out and moved on to more important things in life like glitter, rainbows, and techno music.

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"Fear Eats the Soul"