I highly doubt anyone still follows me, or remembers who I am. And that's okay. Many years ago, I was part of a small group of writers on this website. We all took turns submitting our original writing for longform critiques. At least one of the writers in the group had characters that were gay. At the time, I didn't realize I was struggling with my own sexuality and gender identity. Unfortunately, I took that out on the people in the group, refusing to read and critique works with gay characters or relationships, regardless of the "sfw"-ness of the story. That was wrong. And I am so, so sorry. Cut to now, 10+ years after I last used deviantart regularly. I am gay. I am trans. I'm getting married on the 8th to my beautiful gay and trans fiancée. I am also now an ex-evangelical, though I don't feel comfortable saying exactly which religion I was from. How I acted back then is an intense source of shame for me. Even at the time when I was fully immersed in my faith, I felt bad