Trust Truth: A Spiritual and Erotic Pilgrimage with My Gay Spouse

by Trudie Schuyler Barreras

This memoir by Trudie S. Barreras is specifically focused on the author’s efforts to find a meaningful basis in the context of Christianity to maintain an ongoing relationship with her husband after he acknowledged his homosexuality. Although there are many “coming out” stories now available, and a few narratives of the way in which a heterosexual spouse of a gay individual may have made a realistic adjustment to co-parenting of children after separation, the option to remain married seems to be fairly unique. Besides describing the actual events in the lives of this couple and their extended family, the narrative discusses aspects of the development of Metropolitan Community Church, outreach experiences in the Dominican Republic, and the interplay of other factors such as retreats and meditation. The author discusses here reasons for rejecting the extremely rigid definitions of sexual ethics promulgated by major Christian denominations in favor of a more honest interpretation of Love as taught by Jesus.

288 pages, Paperback

Published March 16, 2017

Reviews

[Trudie Barreras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although I’ve never considered it appropriate to review my own memoir, being “ousted” from Amazon reviews for reasons that are completely obscure to me, I’ve now switched my reviewing and literary connections to Goodreads, and I want my book to be available here. Written in 2017 as a personal testament to my belief that in this era of hatefulness and misinformation EVERYONE’S story is important, I published this book at my own expense via KDL direct publication. It is available in paperback and Kindle editions, and has been placed on Kindle Unlimited, which means that anyone with that membership can read it free.

When I originally made the effort to put my story out publicly, it was in the hope that it would make a contribution to the dialog in many areas. I’m not sure how successful it has been, but in this moment, I believe the effort is more important than ever. I don’t know if enough interest exists to refer back to the original “product page” on Amazon, but in case there is, here is the link:

https://www.amazon.com/Trust-Truth-Sp...

As can be seen if one goes there, all the previously submitted ratings are 5*, except a single 2* rating with no review included, which is why I dare to give myself a 5* rating on my own. I appreciate Goodreads for letting me share it here.

[Robin Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

When you read “Trust Truth, A Spiritual and Erotic Pilgrimage with My Gay Spouse” you will feel like you’re sitting across the table from author, Trudie Schuyler Barreras, having a cup of coffee and having an afternoon chat about her life. Her honest talk about her life’s journey of discovery of both her spirituality and her dealing with her husband coming out as a gay man and her decision to remain married to him and raise their family together is honest and powerful.

If you’re interested in a truly different kind of coming out story, and have any interest at all in spirituality, retreats, meditation, and the like, you’re going to want to check this book out.