The Truth About God for Lesbians & Gays

I was talking with some friends last night about this and I totally understand why many lesbians and gays avoid church and/or “religious” topics, I get it. Why embrace a God that you were told hated you for being born the way you are? It seems at the very least, cruel. He’s God and can do whatever He wants, yet the statistic is one in every ten people born today are gay. I know when I was a kid it was evident even then that I was a lesbian. Same as when I look back at some other kids I grew up with who turned out to be gay. There were seriously obvious reasons to assume such a thing, even as a young child. 

The bible says that we’re ALL created in God’s image. Well, I’ve heard from the religious right all of my life that being gay is a choice. Okay, look at it logically then, for a choice to exist there must be at least two options, right? If I did accept that it’s a choice and I chose to be gay vs. straight, which means a straight person has to have made the choice to be straight vs. gay, then heterosexuals should be able to tell me when and why they chose to be straight. But if you’re like me, it never felt like a choice at all but rather just something that feels more natural to me than the alternative. I mean, technically, a lesbian can have sex with a straight male and a straight male can have sex with a gay male, but that doesn’t mean it feels natural. And that’s my point. That’s why the whole “choice” theory has always felt insulting and absurd to me.

There is plenty of evidence directly from the bible itself that contradicts the misleading and abusive claims about homosexuality that many of the religious leaders want you to believe. And psst, if you think I’m being rough, check out how Jesus talked about the religious leaders of His day… yikes! Anyway, one of my favorite bible studies in this area was done by my very own pastor and you can check it out at http://www.holycrossmcc.com (toward the bottom of the main page, “Gays & God”). I strongly recommend it so you can learn the truth about God’s love for ALL instead of continuing to believe the junk you’ve probably been threatened with before, and in God’s name… smh. At least be curious enough to find out for yourself rather than take the word of some misguided human beings. God knew exactly what He was doing when He made you! He loves you! He is proud of you and He has planned an amazing future for you! Don’t let anyone steal that truth from you.