David Rumsey
After years of trying to change his sexuality through fundamentalist Christianity and Freudian psychoanalysis, Dave Ramsey eventually found a different path toward self acceptance through Buddhist meditation. His life was also profoundly shaped by the AIDS epidemic, including the loss of a childhood friend and the changing priorities he witnessed within the gay community as relationships, caregiving, and legal protections took on new urgency. Dave found lasting companionship with his partner, with whom he later experienced an unconventional chapter living on a farm in rural Wisconsin. Dave reflects on spirituality, decades of partnership, and the fulfillment that can be found in a quieter life built around love, nature, and simply having enough.