This is the reality for any family with gay and straight kids. The fact is, the law of chastity is different for our gay and lesbian children, they are asked to live the law of celibacy, with no help or support. A search of the church website brings up celibacy under both the Topical Guide and the Guide to the Scriptures, but each only says, “see marriage, marry”…
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Is “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ individuals still happening? According to the recent Trevor Project LGBTQ Mental Health Survey, 17% of current LGBTQ youth have been threatened with or have been forced to undergo these types of therapies. Did you know that LGBTQ kids who are threatened with and/or undergo these conversion therapies are more than TWICE as likely to attempt suicide? What is the church* policy on “conversion therapy”?…
Read MoreWhy do our brains like to worry?
When my son came out I worried. I worried a lot and about everything. I was eating worry for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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