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I Went From Lesbian Sex Worker To Catholic Conservative Mom
I used to think I was free. A liberal, atheist, lesbian, and self-proclaimed feminist—living by my own rules, answering to no one. But the freedom I chased nearly destroyed me.
By Taylor Fogarty5 min read
It started in the South. I grew up in a suburban neighborhood with a secret: my family was not like the others. A child of divorce, I was shipped between houses that were filled with tension, instability, and abuse of almost all flavors. After high school, I went to a local college where I wasted a year’s tuition on partying. Armed with a new tolerance for drugs and alcohol, I dropped out after my freshman year and made my way to San Francisco, where I entered a program entitled “UnCollege,” a startup aimed at “self-directed learning.”