Brian Sadler

Brian Sadler

Community of Christ

They say that I am unique and that mine is an important story that needs to be told. That it would be simple to put it into writing. That has not been my experience as I have struggled with this request.

What makes it extra hard for me is knowing that I am not unique or euphonious. It is a story that has, sad to say, been repeated by many others before, much more eloquently.

It is easy to pass as fitting-in, being part of a church, crowd, or groups, but being out and being the “other” in the society at large is an eye-opening experience that somehow transcends words. Becoming aware of how different and unimportant I am to the church, suddenly I feel invisible.

I find myself becoming “hetero-phobic” (irrationally fearful of heterosexuals).

It hurts so deep that I am not sure I can get beyond it.

Brian was called to the office of Teach in the Community of Christ in 1989 and served in his home congregation until he stopped attending.