84 year old man in my apartment complex is gay and asked me at the apartment happy hour if I was “a friend of Dorothy’s” and I had NO idea that he was asking if I was gay! Have y’all ever heard of that
Another way of saying this is, Planned Parenthood is available few blocks away from where the DNC is happening and they're offering some free health services during DNC to make a statement.
DNC isn't launching abortion pills out of a tee shirt cannon into the crowd c'mon yall
The replies are here are equal parts hilarious/fun, informative, and completely condescending which is a good representation of my experience with Gen X
I was that young gay boy reading
@BethMooreLPM
saying that homosexuality was “particularly demonic.”
I was that young gay man reading her repent for ever writing that. Her repentance and advocacy gives me hope for family and friends still stuck in the abuse of fundamentalism.
Catholics after ACTS retreats: I had such a life changing experience I’ll never be the same
Me: wow that’s awesome. What happened?
Them: It was so amazing
Me: dang. how so?
Them: *pretends they didn’t hear me* such an unforgettable weekend
A girl in college told me that she doesn’t think women should teach men when I referenced a sermon by a woman. I told her if that were true then she shouldn’t be rebuking me
@LizMaupin
I made friends with an Iranian college student over Instagram and we FaceTimed a few times and now he DEMANDS to FaceTime with me daily and I think it is mostly a language barrier but I had to tell explain to him that was unrealistic
So today is the day I finally come out of the closet as a gay, celibate, Christian man and also announce the release of my book.
I’d like to thank
@wipfandstock
for believing in my story enough to publish it, and for letting me trust them with such a personal project
I am always torn between wondering if some of my (ex) friends are simply this homophobic or this poor at listening to not understand that I’m literally coming out as celibate??
I’d laugh if I didn’t feel like crying
As a gay person, anytime I feel pressure to defend my humanity or my imago dei, I remember I don’t have to
I’ve spent years studying ways to practically help people and I’m not for one second embarrassed that I don’t have the theological vernacular to impress those who hate me
I remember M*tt Ch*ndler preaching that he and his wife would be together in heaven and that was a moment for me that I was like wow these men are asking something of me they’re not even willing to consider happening to them in heaven
I can not believe guys don't get to have purses unless you are queer or willing to unlearn some stuff. Do you know how great it is to have 24/7 access to chapstick, edibles, ibuprofen, Allegra D, hot chili oil, ear plugs, floss, and a book??? I do
Has anyone else seen that meme about how weather in Texas changes a lot? VERY clever. I love how it points out that some days are cold and other days are hot
Some Christians reject anything mysticism and then say things like “I was just sitting on the top of that mountain and was overcome with the feeling that I am loved by God” at their church retreats
I have now lost two friends to suicide this month. This is going to sound cliche but I mean it desperately: please know people love you and need you here.
I don't think same sex marriage is biblical but you know what I still am able to say (and honestly say it) when my sister married her veterinarian girlfriend this weekend?
"Welcome to the family!"
and
"I'm so happy for y'all!!"
and
"Can I have some money?"
@megannnkoontz
What they did after matters a lot to me personally. Did they try to get away with as much as possible afterward or did they confess, own it, and accept the consequences? I've cut someone off for doing the former and felt comfortable sticking by someone else for doing the latter
If you follow me, like this tweet and I’ll assign song lyrics that fit some part of my perception of you. There are a lot in my brain. I did this a few years ago so sorry if you get the same lyrics
A publisher just emailed me and unfortunately said they weren’t going to move forward with my book proposal...from October...of last year...for a book I’ve already published
Andy Stanley gave a pretty vanilla talk on the LGBT people at his church and now we're all having to endure every self proclaimed thought leader cracking his knuckles and typing away until egos are satiated and the gays are put in their place
Me when someone assumes I'm promiscuous because I'm gay:
"Im actually relatively asexual and a virgin"
Me when someone congratulates me on being one of the "good ones" because I'm gay and not very sexual:
Lots of celibate Christians want a friendship like Frodo and Sam who love each other dearly but Sam ends up getting married and Frodo ends up desperately in pain and leaves because it’s unbearable and I’m not super into that part
Jacob
Just wanted to take a moment and say that while I've often found your words hurtful that I still see you as an image bearer who is beautiful and nuanced.
Ironically, it was not my struggle with sexuality that initiated the deconstruction of my faith, but the church’s treatment and attitude toward people of color
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As someone raised in the church, I often heard the statistic that only 1% of abortions were rape victims
As someone who regularly observes the life of Jesus, I care about the 1%
People ask why I don’t share my theological positions more and I am like
sis, I was told I couldn’t be on leadership because I don’t believe in eternal conscious torment
Something I struggle with is the realization that the level of Bible study / religious devotion I was surrounded with growing up was the result of religion being people’s neurodivergent Special Interest…
…which means that level cannot be expected of the average person?
Love it when Christians discuss groups of people with no representation present. Probably could’ve easily gotten a side B and a side A person to discuss this with you, Becket
Well I'm very high and need to go to bed because I'm singing at church tomorrow and the texts are now rolling in. They just found my friend's body it seems
Christians, especially the churchless christians: instead of increasing your tithe to whatever it goes to, consider paying for therapy sessions for someone with church trauma
A director of rehab who knows me just messaged me tonight to let me know I’m going to hell cause I’m gay. His mistake was messaging me this while I was at a wine bar
Gay Christians who continually fight for dignity in the church are fucking champs. A different breed. I don’t feel strong enough to hang onto hope for it tonight. Too many tired tears tonight. Maybe tomorrow.
I think one of my favorite vibes is hanging out with a girl before an event while she is sitting on her bedroom floor in front of her full length mirror with makeup sprawled on the floor (all within reach) and a hair straightener warming up with music playing