"These shifts in my perspective contributed to a larger erosion of trust in my church and eventually it made it impossible for me to stay. In spite of overwhelming grief and terror, I left Westboro in 2012.

In those days, just after I left, the instinct to hide was almost paralyzing. I wanted to hide from the judgment of my family who I knew would never speak to me again - people who's thoughts and opinions meant everything to me.

...

We walked into an abyss but we were shocked to find the light and a way forward in the same communities we'd targeted for so long."