Mary Alice Hostetter Is The Only Gay Mennonite Woman in the Room Episode 156

What if all your peers were crushing on each other, but you never even thought about romance until you were in your twenties? Author Mary Alice Hostetter grew up in a Mennonite family in Lancaster Pennsylvania and attributed her lack of interest in dating to the fact that “mister right” just hadn’t come along yet. But what would you do if when you were finally struck by cupids arrow, it was a woman and not a man that you were attracted to? Would you suppress your feelings fearing what your parents and eleven brothers and sisters might say? Or would you decide to pursue a romance with the one you wanted? More From Mary Alice Hostetter: Visit: www.maryalicehostetter.com Read: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood Finding Mary Alice Hostetter: Instagram: @maryalicehostetter Watch Laura's new TEDx Talk: Confessions From The Only One In The Room  PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Thanks to Kathleen Hahn Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty! Join our Patreon: Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.  Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.  Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more. We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show! All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices