How Church Camp Led Me On a Journey to a Greater Understanding of LGBTQ Issues

“Did you hear? There’s a girl with another church who says she’s a lesbian!” another little girl exclaimed, followed by a chorus of embarrassed giggles from her listeners. I was eight years old when this happened, in the summer between the 3rd and 4th grades. It was my first introduction to the concept of someone being sexually attracted to someone of the same gender, and it was my first time away at church camp. I mean, of course, it was! Girls, especially the mean ones, love to spill tea. The hot gossip about the 9-year-old girl was the first time I had heard the term lesbian. I’d never imagined, as a girl, how liking another girl was possible. This is because I’m hard-wired to like boys. I was more interested in swimming in the pool than joining their tea party. <a href="https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/how-church-camp-led-me-on-a-journey-to-a-greater-understanding-of-lgbtq-issues-ed2d3a45d5fb">Click Here</a>