Let Me Shove My Sexuality Down Your Throat

River Irons
10 min readJun 4, 2023
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 cult. I escaped. I still search for freedom from oppressive constructs. Digital Artist, Storyteller.