3 years ago today I made a plan to die and wrote a note to my family to say goodbye. I was depressed and feeling hopeless. I couldn’t see any reason to keep living. That feeling scared me into sharing my feelings with others and seeking help. I found help in an outpatient program at […]
Author: Danny Barnett-Foster
National #ComingOutDay: A Reflection
Each year October 11 is recognized as National Coming Out Day. According to the Human Rights Campaign, we first observed National Coming Out Day 33 years ago on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights as a reminder that one of our most basic tools is coming out.
Suicide Awareness Month video
I was happy to share part of my story with The Missouri Bar, as part of Suicide Awareness Month, by describing my experience with depression, suicide, and coming out as gay. Check out the video at https://news.mobar.org/missouri-lawyers-discuss-suicide-share-stories-of-hope-and-healing/.
Out of the Closet and into the Darkness
I am gay. That is what I told my wife just a couple months before our 10-year wedding anniversary. CW: Suicide