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Modern Love essay explores being gay in the Mormon faith
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 Modern Love essay in the New York Times recounts a writer's struggle to remain a faithful Mormon while knowing he was gay, under the title 'Nothing Could Purify Me After What I'd Done'. Readers are sharing reflections on faith, identity and the personal cost of reconciling religious belonging with sexuality.
Why now: The essay's candid account of religious conflict over sexuality is resonating with readers discussing faith and identity.
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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