“I fell in love with a woman,” they wrote. “I spent years — not months or weeks or days, but years — trying to identify the source of my attraction to her. Like many, I had internalized some of the harmful beliefs and misconceptions about LGBTQ people and identities.”“My faith at that time played a large role in every aspect of my life, and my worldview neither supported nor accepted same-sex relationships. I prayed in turmoil nightly, begging to be healed from these desires,” they added.
I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.”Elsewhere in the piece, Alyson notes that they were “warned” by people in the entertainment industry that they’d “ruin” their career and potentially put their own “life in danger” by coming out as queer.“Some people in the industry warned me that I’d ruin my career, miss out on possible jobs, and potentially put my life in danger if I ever came out.