13.02 / 19:33
Gay
I Promised God It Was the Last Time
Hosted by Anna MartinProduced by Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Elyssa Dudley and Hans BuetowEdited by Sara SarasohnEngineered by Sophia Lanman and Corey SchreppelOriginal music by Dan Powell Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Amazon Music “‘This is the last time,’ I promised myself and God, as I slid my leg out from between hers.” Growing up in an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic community, Sara Glass was used to following strict rules — including what to wear, when to get married and whom to love. “I had strong feelings that I really should be with a woman and not with a man,” she told our host, Anna Martin. “But I wanted to do what God said was right.” Sara married her first husband at age 19.