Christians: The One Thing You Must NEVER Say to LGBTQ People
I should not have to write this story, but here we go
Here’s a personal story that illustrates a sad but powerful truth about LGBTQ people, Christianity, and mental health. I wish I didn’t have to tell the story, but I do, because people who should know better seem unable to walk in the shoes of vulnerable, perfectly moral, traditionally persecuted people.
I woke up Saturday morning feeling bright and cheery. Pain from a chronic health condition had lessened a bit, I’d had a nice dream I actually remembered, my cat was purring on my chest, and the sun was shining.
I whistled a little tune as I made coffee, got caught up with a couple friends who were also in cheery moods, and the world was good.
Then I opened Medium and my day came crashing down. Yet another Christian in a long line of Christians had taken it upon himself to comment (under one of my own stories) that he doubts my intrinsic morality, that he can’t be certain I’m not a “sinner” because I’m gay, that he “lacks the hubris” to know that LGBTQ people are perfect just the way we are.
If you want some vulnerable truth, I did cry, and for more than just a few moments.
