Let Me Shove My Sexuality Down Your Throat

River Irons
10 min readJun 4, 2023

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God’s Curse, c. 1896–1902, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot

Until now, at the age of 46, I believed that I was a straight cisgender woman. I’m not.

Why do you need to hear about it? Because it reveals a significant problem with our society.

Over 20 years ago, I escaped the cult that brainwashed me from early childhood with extremist conservative views and a bias toward hate and fear of “others.” I went out into the world…

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River Irons

I grew up in a White Supremacist cult. I escaped. I still search for freedom from oppressive constructs. Queer. Digital Artist, Storyteller.