LGBT+ Christ Follower

On Monday, a dear friend of mine called. They are a high profile Christian leader who hasn't "come out" publicly yet (they will when the time is right for them and their family.) We talked for about an hour and many things will stick with me. It was a divinely timed phone conversation. The one thing

I have wanted to but wrestled with responding to this comment. I am going to because it is important to do so because of the ex-gay/conversion ministry messaging in it; Susan Eastham writes: I read through your entire blog and it reveals that God is not and never was enough for you. Giving in to

It's a bizarre feeling when hearing former friends and current ex-gay ministry leaders say that being gay is "wounded" "hurt" "deceived" and in need of "...Jesus' true redemptive power!" It's bizarre in that I used to say the same type of things in my ex-gay days. Today, I see how incredibly

While it may come off this way, this short post might step on some toes but is in no way meant to be flippant. Truly, I have no interest in being disrespectful.  This post is written because it boggles my mind how seemingly hypocritical some religious legalists are. I have no interest in condemning

Recently, former colleague Anne Paulk didn't appreciate a Psychologist's inference that RHN (Restored Hope Network, Anne is its leader) is "coercive" or "forcing" people to seek change. On the RHN Facebook page she writes (linkage Anne's, emphasis mine): Response to the CBS8.com Article Anne

People have the capacity to make decisions for their own life that are in their best interests, life-giving and fruitful. That would seem an obvious thing to say. However, ex-gay ministry, conversion therapy, and legalistic religion do not trust people to make up their own minds on what is healthy