Loren A. Olson > Quotes

“some men expressed the view that it can be easier to come out as gay in their communities of faith than to come out as religiously oriented in the gay community. . . To suggest that people must choose between their sexual orientation or their religious beliefs can only prolong their internal dissonance.”
― Loren A. Olson, Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist's Own Story

“As a psychiatrist, I have learned to tell my patients who are dealing with significant life conflicts to simplify the decision-making process. We have only three options: change it, put up with it, or get out. In most cases one of those three options can be eliminated immediately. Since attraction to someone of the same sex is not going to change, a married man [or woman] is only left with suffering through it or getting out.”
― Loren A. Olson, Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist's Own Story

“When reason and passion battle, passion often wins.”
― Loren A. Olson, Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight, a Psychiatrist's Own Story