When David was in high school, he watched a YouTube video about another teenager who was disowned and made homeless after he came out to his parents. This injected a lot of fear into David’s life, which he carried with him into college, where the pressures of academia and the loneliness of the closet ultimately led to a suicide attempt. Fortunately, he was unsuccessful and this near-fatal experience led David to having an epiphany: he didn’t want to die. Instead he wanted to live on his own terms and laugh for himself.

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