13 January 2000 was the date that turned Ruth McElroy's life upside down. On a bleak weekday afternoon her husband of 16 years came home from work to deliver the news that their relationship was not what she had thought. [...]
For many, the new recommendations encourage secrecy, rather than honesty. It's a subject on which Ruth McElroy feels especially strongly, as Larsen's position within the church was another reason he felt compelled to lie to his family for so long.
"No, it isn't right to suppress or ignore it," she says. "It only makes things worse."
The week after Larsen broke the news, McElroy spent three hours a day on the phone to charity Changing Attitude who helped her realise that she didn’t “turn” him gay. Her emotions ranged in the early days and months from seething rage and denial to a profound sadness.
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