Steven Mango

🚨EMERGENCY HELP needed!! A 22-year-old gay Scientologist was kicked out onto the street outside LA Org in the last 48-72 hours. He contacted me and I spent the day with him today. Here’s what is going on: they trafficked him from Denver to LA on a one-way ticket and coerced him into signing a Sea Org billion-year contract to live and work at the Org. Because his family opposes Scientology, they labeled him as PTS (a Potential Trouble Source, someone connected to an SP—an enemy of the church) and sent him to Ethics. They took thousands of dollars from him, maxed out his credit cards, and required him to pay $2,500 for the Purification Rundown while he was being “investigated.” Although he wasn’t an official Sea Org member, he was on a Project Prepare and living at their Fountain Hotel.

Under duress, they forced him to sign a form allowing them to search his phone and social media or else face immediate removal. He complied, deleting all his apps and most of his messages, and handed over his phone. Five hours later, they returned his phone and kicked him out after discovering he was gay and seeing his Reddit posts and messages. They redownloaded every app & his phone had auto-logged the Scientologists back on. He now has just $12 to his name.

Today, I took him out for a nice lunch and a Starbucks, as he hadn’t eaten in days. We talked for six hours—I’ve been in a similar situation before when I left Scientology back in 2013 and I wanted to be there for him. He needs a flight back home to Denver and possibly a few nights in a hotel until that can be arranged.

As for other resources, the LA LGBT Center can’t see him until October 26, and the Aftermath Foundation, which supposedly helps ex-Scientologists, denied his application because he “didn’t have enough resources.” That’s insane to me, given their mission to help people like him. I even reached out to the SPTV Foundation, a charity run by Aaron Smith-Levin, this morning, but I haven’t received a response yet.

These so-called charities for ex-Scientologists seem like cash grabs, while this young man is at risk of being on the street tomorrow.

If anyone can help him avoid homelessness and get some food, please consider contributing. He has $12, no job, no family, and literally nothing else. Scientology drained him dry, trafficked him here, and then abandoned him. Let’s step up and support him!

I filmed a YouTube video with him, but I won’t be able to upload it until tomorrow. You’ll hear him share his story in a 40 minute video this weekend. In the meantime, if you can help, my Venmo is (if it asks for a security code, the last 4 digits of my phone number are 8408), and my PayPal is [email protected] (my old business name, Talent Mailings, might show up, but it’s me).

Thank you so much! I wouldn’t ask if it weren’t a dire situation. I know many ex-Scientologists and Scientology never in’s follow me and will understand the urgency and importance of helping someone in need.

Let’s make sure he has a safe place to stay and a way back home.

Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour, London Night 5 🫶🏻 Last night was the absolute best night of my life, one I will NEVER forget. I had a better seat than for Night 4, and the entire experience was nothing short of magical. The evening began outside the stadium, where I traded friendship bracelets. An 8 year old girl gave me one that said “slut,” which was just as unsettling as receiving one that said “sexy baby” from a 5 year old. These are song references that fans put on bracelets to trade at shows.

To kick things off, I filmed my usual mental breakdown when she appeared during MAATHBP, and from that moment on, the night was unbelievable. The standing ovation after “Champagne Problems” lasted a full 10 minutes, with 93,000 people stomping their feet. It felt like an earthquake in the stadium while Taylor was left speechless. The energy was even more intense than on Night 4.

I never thought I’d get to attend, especially after missing out on tickets in Los Angeles and with my health issues, I never imagined I’d make it to the international leg before the tour wraps up in December. I’m beyond lucky to have scored tickets for two nights. I wanted to stay for Night 6, but the flight change would have cost $2,800. There’s just nothing like screaming the lyrics of TSMWEL in a packed Wembley Stadium while Taylor marches downstage at 10pm the dark, with marching band dancers collapsing around her during the performance.

I haven’t been to a concert since 2014 and had no desire to see anyone perform live—let alone fly 10.5 hours with chronic pain. But these nights will stay with me forever. Taylor is the reason I live and breathe. She keeps me alive.