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How to Tell My Family and Friends I Am Gay
No matter what your relationship is with your parents or other key people in your animation, coming out can be nerve-wracking. It is, however, a rite of route and ensures that you do not have to have to spend so much time and feeling energy hiding a gigantic part of who you are from some of the most important people in your life. Whether you are expecting rejection or acceptance, telling your family and friends about your sexual identity is an important step. Still, many people want to know how to narrate my family and friends I am gay. Here are some suggestions to make the process easier:
1. Consider your audience&#;s comfort level when talking about sex.
Sex in general is a taboo topic and sexual orientation falls under the umbrella of sex. Considering your audience&#;s comfort level on this topic will help you judge how to approach your audience. If you arrange to tell your parents about your sexual persona, just from being raised by these two people you will have an idea about their comfort level when discussing sex-related topics
How Should Christians Respond to Gay Friends or Family Members?
Caleb Kaltenbach (M.A. ’07) is an alumnus of Biola’s Talbot School of Theology, lead pastor of a large church in Simi Valley, Calif., and a married father of two. He’s also an emerging voice in the discussion of how Christians should engage the LGBT community. That’s because Kaltenbach has an insider perspective, having been raised by a dad and mom who divorced and independently came out of the closet as a gay male and a homosexual woman. Raised in the midst of LGBT parties and celebration parades, Kaltenbach became a Christian and a pastor as a young senior. Today, he manages the tension of holding to the traditional biblical education on sexuality while loving his queer parents.
Kaltenbach’s unique story is detailed in his new publication Messy Grace: How a Pastor with Gay Parents Learned to Love Others Without Sacrificing Conviction and landed him on the front page of the New York Times in June. Biola Magazine reached out to him to talk about his book and his perspective on how Christians can surpass navigate the complexities of this
By Karen Blair, Ph.D., and Trent University Students Laura Orchard and Bre O'Handley
“We fell into each other’s arms because of our similarities in our career and because of our age and because we like the equal sort of things.” This quote could quite likely be the beginning of a wonderful relationship story, but instead, it is a quote about friendship delivered toThe Huffington Post by Sir Ian McKellen about his decade’s long friendship with Sir Patrick Stewart.
The two men first came to know each other adv on the set of the first X-Men film in , and although the duo played adversaries on the silver screen, offscreen, they were developing a close friendship. On the place, the two men had adjoining trailers, where they spent more time getting to know each other than in front of the camera. By the cease of filming, they had discovered how much they had in common, and to this date, they share one of Hollywood’s most well-known friendships.
Both actors are often photographed together doing mundane things, such as walking a boardwalk while deep in conversation. Perhaps one of the reaso
The Gospel for a Male lover Friend
Josh had always acknowledged he was different. From his earliest memories, he looked at some boys as more than just peers. His parents knew he was “special,” but they loved him for it. He learned to wear a mask and play the part of a “normal” kid until he graduated from lofty school.
In college, Josh decided it was time to be who he really was. He made friends with other gay people and set out on sexual explorations. Josh create a refuge in his gay community and developed bonds that ran much deeper than sexual flings. Though his parents distanced themselves and old friends turned a cold shoulder, Josh felt that he was finally free in his new identity as a gay man.
Josh is no caricature. His experiences and story are factual, and they are common.
What if Josh were your neighbor or your co-worker or your son? How would you give the gospel to him? How would you tell him about the forgiveness of sins, the community of believers, and true culture in Jesus?
In one feeling, there is no difference in the way we’d share the good news with Josh compared to any other pers