I Thought Being Gay Was a Sin Until I Saw My Friend Suffer in Prison
Synopsis by The Marshall Project Feb 12 23
A Christian inmate confronts his own beliefs.Read full article 
The Marshall Project: I Thought Being Gay Was a Sin Until I Saw My Friend Suffer in Prison
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