Growing up in the golden age of WWJD bracelets, True Love Waits pledges, and DC Talk CDs, I was the perfect purity princess—except for the whole “secretly gay” part. This blog is a deep dive (with side-eye and sarcasm) into the awkward, glittery chaos of 90s church culture, religious trauma, and the slow, holy unraveling of compulsory heterosexuality. Come for the Christian rock nostalgia, stay for the lesbian plot twist.
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Purity Culture Dropout
Repressed, blessed, and a hot mess
May 01, 2025

Heretic in the Holler
A queer Appalachian unpacks religious trauma one diary entry at a time. Expect cringeworthy updates twice a week-ish.
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