My Story

 My life has been shaped by two powerful journeys that reshaped my identity, my faith, and my purpose. Both paths demanded honesty, courage, and an unflinching willingness to face myself. They were painful, revealing, and ultimately liberating. These experiences stripped away illusion and pride and rebuilt me from a place of truth. Together they forged the advocate, truth teller, and bridge builder I am today.

The first journey was a confrontation with shame. Not the surface kind that fades with time, but the deep kind that settles into the soul and writes its own story if left unchecked. I had to face the moments I wanted to hide, the wounds I tried to ignore, and the beliefs that kept me small. Shame tried to convince me that I was defined by my sexuality, but truth stepped in and taught me that healing begins the moment you stop running. In the quiet places where I finally stopped pretending, God’s love met me, restored me, and taught me to walk as a man who understands both brokenness and redemption.

The second journey was a confrontation with racism. It shook the foundation of my understanding and forced me to examine my upbringing, my blind spots, and my place in a system built on inequity. It was not a theoretical lesson. It was a lived awakening. It came through painful encounters, uncomfortable reflections, and years of walking side by side with people who opened my eyes to realities I could no longer deny. This journey dismantled old mindsets and gave me a new lens. It taught me accountability, humility, and the responsibility to use my voice in service of justice.

These two journeys did not run separately. They intertwined. One taught me to confront the lies within myself. The other taught me to confront the lies around me. One broke me open. The other rebuilt me with purpose.

Today, I stand as a man shaped by truth, transformed by grace, and called to live with conviction. My work is not about guilt or blame. It is about awakening, healing, and restoration. It is about standing in the gap where others refuse to stand. It is about using my story as both a mirror and a bridge, reminding us all that transformation is possible when we choose honesty over comfort and courage over silence.

I share my story because many people live in these fractures, torn between who they are and what the world tells them to be. If my journey teaches anything, it is this. Shame cannot survive where truth is spoken, and injustice cannot win when people refuse to stay silent.

I am here to speak. I am here to stand. I am here to fight for freedom, healing, and unity.