Janet’s Story

Being alcoholic and gay were never on my agenda for my life. Far from it, my goal was to become a missionary or at least a minister’s wife or parish worker, which was more probable for a young girl at that time. I grew up in a small suburb of Los Angeles during the 1940s. Life centered around the family and church activities and was orderly and peaceful. I played the piano, sang in the junior choir, and had a comforting, childlike faith in God.