![]() Michelle finally ends her horrific marriage, finds the love of her life, a woman, and ultimately leaves the Church. For years, Michelle LeClair, former President of Scientology's international humanitarian organization, tried to reconcile her sexual orientation with the anti-gay ideology of the church. The revelatory memoir by former poster girl for Scientology Michelle LeClair about her defection from the Church, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to silence it. She talks about motherhood, falling in love with her now wife, waking up & leaving the church and more.Pages can have notes/highlighting. She fully explains how she was set up by a shady Scientology man & how the church did everything it could to destroy her life. She talks about her successful career in insurance, moving upward in the church as she gave more & more money, how Scientology forced her to repress her sexuality from her teen years & up. In the book you’ll hear all about her introduction to the cult, the brainwashing, her abusive marriage to a man & how she had to live a lie (as a straight woman). She talks briefly about her childhood & then goes into her teen years when her mom joined Scientology. As a gay man who grew up in a hardcore version of Evangelicalism I was touched by Michelle’s struggles. But I never fully understood what a gay Scientologist has to endure. I love reading/watching stuff about people who’ve left cults (particularly Scientology) so I know a lot about the “Church”. I’ve seen short interviews of Michelle on talk shows but a 10-20 minute interview isn’t nearly long enough to show you just how innocent she is (legally) & what all Scientology put her through. The book clarifies so much of Michelle’s story & is an eye opening view of what it’s like to be gay in Scientology. I"m happy that you are living your life on your terms. But man I wanted you to STOP giving them more and more money!! Ugh! I'm so happy for you that you and your mother got away. I was rooting for you the entire time I listened to this book. Michelle, I loved listening to your calm clear voice as you told your story. ![]() However it seems clear that this cult has people at all levels of government and they have leverage on the right people to keep their money streams and power in place. That infuriates me!! I guess I hope the more horror stories that come out about this cult the more political backbone government officials will have to revoke their status as a religion. I think it's because I'm political and I cannot stand that they are classified as a religion and are tax exempt. ![]() I don't know why this cult is so interesting to me. But the realities of the stories the "survivors" tell are as different as the people that tell them. A lot of people can't understand how anyone can get sucked into what appears on the surface to be a mind controlling and manipulative cult. I want to thank Michelle for telling her story, not only exposing this awful cult, but also the story of her life which I found fascinating. I was very interested to listen to this book. It's a story of self-acceptance, of finding the strength and courage to stand up for your emotional freedom, and of love prevailing. In this tell-all memoir, Michelle offers an insider's perspective on Scientology's pervasive influence, secret rituals, and ruthless practices for keeping members in line. Her once pristine reputation is publicly dragged through the mud, the police raid her home, her ex-husband tries to gain full custody of their children, and the multi-million dollar business she built from scratch is utterly destroyed. The revelatory memoir by former "poster girl for Scientology" Michelle LeClair about her defection from the Church, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to silence it.įor years, Michelle LeClair, former president of Scientology's international humanitarian organization, tried to reconcile her same-sex attraction with the anti-gay ideology of the church.
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