Dear Parents…
Author Location: Centurion, South AfricaAt the age of 34, after serving as a missionary for 16 years, I had a conversation with my parents that many dread—I came out as gay. I wrestled with fear, vulnerability, and the overwhelming question: Would they still love me? Coming out isn’t easy. For many LGBTQ individuals, the hardest […]
Embracing Christian Same-Sex Marriages: Love, Equality, and Inclusion in the Church
Author Location: Centurion, South AfricaIn today’s Church (global Christian community), many churches still struggle with the idea of affirming same-sex marriages. While societal views on LGBTQ issues have progressed significantly, many LGBTQ believers continue to feel excluded and judged within their own churches and their church is often not a save place for them to […]
The slippery slope—sex and shame: A critical examination of the Billy Graham rule
Author Location: Montana, USAOne Thing Leads to Another: The Billy Graham Rule Purity culture thrives on a fallacious form of reasoning known as the “slippery slope fallacy.” It’s more of a colloquialism than it is a formal logical fallacy (1); put simply, it is known as “one thing leads to another,” where ‘another’ is a […]
Purity Culture and Ace Acceptance
Author Location: North Carolina, USAHow Christianity Turned me Ace: A Journey From Rape Culture to Queer-Identity Content warning: the following discusses sexual assault in quite minor detail. “Anyone who looks on a woman [or any other person] with lust has already committed adultery with [them] in his heart.” If you grew up in any movement resembling purity […]
My journey through the “Sides”
Author Location: Centurion, South AfricaIf you are not familiar with the Christian LGBTQ “sides”, then there is a Wikipedia article that briefly explains the different sides. Basically, a “side” is a theological position on homosexuality. In my study of them, I have seen that these sides fall at different points along a spectrum. For example, I have […]