When I was in my twenties, several of my close friends died of AIDS. They were agonizing deaths, full of pain and fear, and I found myself grappling with the unanswerable questions that come when loved ones die young. In my quest for comfort and support, a friend at work invited me to his church. At Pride parades in West Hollywood, I had seen Christians with signs telling gay people they were going to burn in hell, so church wasn’t a place I expected to find anything other than condemnation, but …
Is The “Revoice” Conference LGBT+ Affirming?
Is the "Revoice" Conference LGBT+ affirming? Yes in the sense of identity and similar experience in dealing with the church and a definite no in some key relational and spiritual matters. Lately I have experienced flashbacks of the closing days of Exodus International watching hardline ex-gay activists and other evangelical leaders on Twitter condemn a new organization called Revoice. Revoice President Nate Collins was an acquaintance during my last few years at Exodus. I appreciate his …
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It’s Time To Thrive – Pride 2018 Post
It's fitting that our first inaugural blog post should come on June 1st which is the kickoff of Pride month 2018. Gay Pride provides a strong example of the conflict between religious stigma and living honestly. It highlights a few reasons we want to help people transition out of fear and into freedom. Pride parades, events, parties always caused a huge internal conflict for me while I was in the ex-gay world. Back then, I bought into the lie that all "gay pride" was about was licentious …
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