Hello, everyone so glad I found this site. Im trying to come to grips myself later in life ..Yet its so hard having three teenagers at home. And not knowing how they will handle this.And how it will affect them as much as myself..Being raised in a church so against gays and lasbians dont help either. so im questioning everything within me and my faith feel like i dont even knew myself at times...any advise welcome here. thanks to all
Hey, welcome to the forum! Well, I don't think you have to question your faith because you're realizing that maybe you're homosexual... Perhaps you just need to find a church that will accept that. There are a lot out there right? Your don't have to let go of that part of you if you don't want (your faith, that is).
Thanks for the advise ..Im already looking for a new church... Yet everything that is in graved in me as a child is against same sex relationships...Just something I have to learn to accept to be happy and find my own path in this world..I have lived my life 1st for my parent , 2nd for my children. and now its my turn...Just learning to accept im a lesbian is hard enought..I cannt even image when I start a relationship with another lesbian. How hard that will be cause at that moment I will have to accept who I really im .
Hey, it's nice to met you! and Welcome! And just to start off, I feel precisely the same way. Both about being new and being uncomfortable, even to this day, and perhaps even the future, about so much as the thought of being in another relationship with a woman. You shouldn't feel pressured to have a relationship with another woman unless you're ready. Or you can be like me, and be content with being single until you meet somebody nice. For me, I know I'm going to be lonely because for a relationship to work, you have to open up to the other person, and for me, I cant do that. But if you can, then go for it! And as for your church, I'm sure that there are more churches that are willing to accept gays, then those that don't.
Hello from one late bloomer to another! Normally, I'd recommend a Unitarian church to someone in your situation, but I'm guessing that you might be more comfortable with something with a definite Christian emphasis. Fortunately, there are plenty of churches that are accepting of the LGBT community. If there's a Metropolitan Community Church (Metropolitan Community Churches: Home) in your area, they might be worth investigating, since they actually started for this purpose. Also, a lot of mainline Protestant denominations (Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, etc.) usually will have some churches that are welcoming. Each denomination has its own term for this sort of thing, but if you go to the denomination headquarters's website, you can usually find out what that term is. For instance, the Presbyterians call such congregations More Light churches. Hope this helps! I'm an escaped Southern Baptist myself.
Welcome! The best advise has already been given: seek out a church that supports/accepts LGBT people.
