My family
VICTORIA STOCK NEVER IMAGINED THE PIVOTAL ROLE THE CHURCH WOULD PLAY IN HER COMING OUT STORY
AS TOLD TO DANIELLE MUSTARDE
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Victoria and friend Jonathan at Pride Edinburgh
I originally joined Old Saint Paul’s to sing in their choir. I’d been a passionate lifelong choral singer and had heard how great their choir was.
I’ve always gone to church and, while I considered myself a liberal Christian, the fact that it was also gay-friendly didn’t seem particularly relevant at the time. Still, the welcome I found went far beyond polite conversation over coffee and biscuits after service. In its sermons, and in the way people treat one another, I found a place in which all are loved – regardless of what gender or sexuality you happen to be.