John Roberts:  

Life I live in Seattle Washington where I am a courier and a massage therapist. I totally dig both of my jobs and can truthfully say that life has progressively gotten better for me the older I've gotten. I had to work both long and hard to get to the point of self acceptance and inner contentment that I enjoy today. I am a happily single gay man with no desire for LTR. I went to Seminary and was married for a while during graduate school in New Orleans ( upon the advice of a church counselor who said it would cure my evil desires towards men), but came out as gay at age 24 after my divorce and moved to Atlanta. I lived in Atlanta for 7 years before tiring of the heat and religious conservatism of the South. I headed out to Seattle 22 years ago. It was a big gamble as I knew no one here and had only visited it for a couple of days a few years prior to my move. It was a very good choice and revel in the cool weather, gorgeous scenery, and social liberalism found here. I can see snow capped peaks from my window and can walk anywhere day or night in safety, which is quite a change from Jackson as it has become. One of the best things about Seattle, other than the 70 degree summers, is that I can be totally out and have lots of straight male friends at work and in my clubs who are totally cool with me being gay, something you would rarely find in Mississippi. I am very active in Toastmasters, both in a gay and in a mostly straight group. I have won 2 trophies in contest with my humorous speeches.My life has been transformed by my social involvement in my 2 TM clubs. I got into landsc...Expand for more