For a few seconds after my mother said she could not congratulate me for “defying God’s will,” no one moved.

it ended, she removed her glasses and said, “This is not a family disagreement. This is harassment involving medical privacy, defamation, and potential financial exploitation by a third party.”

I felt dizzy. “What do we do?”

“We start with notices. Your mother. The church organization. Pastor Abel. The clinic employee. We demand removal of your private continue reading …