Tag: Homosexuality

I was born in New Orleans and grew up in Texas, so I’ve dealt with a lot of conservative Christians in my time on this Earth. In that time I’ve heard the anti-gay message in church more times than I can count, and have had family members and friends who felt a ton of shame for how they w...

When I came out of the closet at age fourteen in West Virginia, it made my relationship with my best friend, Daniel, very uneasy. Daniel was an Evangelical, and on more than one occasion he lectured me on how the Bible condemns homosexuality. To truly be a Christian, he said, the Bible said I couldn...