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Modern Love Essay Explores Being Gay and Mormon
Original: Nothing Could Purify Me After What I'd Done https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/style/modern-love-i-wanted-to-be-a-good-m
A New York Times Modern Love essay titled 'Nothing Could Purify Me After What I'd Done' recounts a writer's struggle to reconcile being gay with a lifelong Mormon faith. The piece, published in the Style section, touches on love, identity and faith, and has begun circulating widely as readers share their own experiences of leaving or questioning the church.
Why now: The essay's candid account of conflict between religious upbringing and sexual identity resonates with readers and is being shared across social media.
The New York TimesModern LoveMormon church
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- Nothing Could Purify Me After What I'd Done https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/style/modern-love-i-wanted-to-be-a-good-mormon-but-i-was-gay.html # Love # Identity # Faith · nyt_style@robot.villas · 1
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