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Reverend 'lost job' when he came out as gay years after marrying wife
27.06.2022 - 18:23 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A reverend who realised he was gay after years of being married to his wife 'lost his job' after coming out.
From an outsider's perspective, Reverend Andrew Fitchet had a perfect life. He was a well-liked minister at his church, worked as a councillor serving his local community and owned a house he shared with his wife, baby boy, and their Labrador.
But he always felt there was something missing in his life - before realising he identified as gay.
The 32-year-old came out to his supportive wife and ended up losing his job as minister because of his sexuality - but says he would do it all over again as he is now the happiest he has ever been and finally 'free'.
Speaking to Manchester Evening News, he said: “My life before looked idyllic. It was a happy marriage in many ways, but there was something which wasn’t right - something wasn’t clicking and things just weren't as you hoped they would be.”
The couple married when he was 22 and his wife was 19. They met at an evangelical church, where it was encouraged they were to marry young. “We felt good about it at the time but I didn’t really know who I was at that age,” Andy explained. “I didn’t marry knowing I was gay at all.”
It wasn’t until three years later in 2015, just before their baby son was born, that he came to realise his sexuality. He had sought professional help from a counsellor over his worry about becoming a father.
His dad wasn’t in the picture, and neither was his dad, so he wanted to break the cycle. But his therapist was more interested in delving into Andy's past.
“I had a bit of an existential crisis of not knowing how to be a dad,” he said. “But with two years of counselling, I came to a realisation that the feelings and thoughts that I had as a teen
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