Samuel and Prop 8

Leslie and I want to make an important announcement to the family. Our beautiful son Samuel is gay. We have been ashamed and embarrassed by Samuel’s orientation. We have done everything in our power to hide it from the rest of the family. We have also done everything in our power to rid Samuel of his unique feelings. Even as an infant, Samuel showed signs of his misunderstood desires. He was often caught holding hands with other male babies in the hospital nursery. We had the doctor crack open his skull and cut out parts of his brain tissue in order to make him “normal.” That is the real reason for Samuel’s scar. The other techniques we tried on Sam were: partial drowning, minor match burns, facial slapping, restrictive clothing, carefully placed electrical shocks, sleep deprivation, handcuffs, icy baths, etc. The reason Samuel looks so sad and frightened in the picture is because we had just found him dressed up as a woman, again. He was fearful of the new techniques we were going to use to help change him. After much prayer and medication, Leslie and I have decided to embrace our son for who he truly is. We love him as he is. We are voting no on Proposition 8 so our son Samuel will not be discriminated against by Christian Nazis.