As you have most likely noticed by the title, I am a Christian, and I am in the LGBTQ+ community. I have known since I was 14 that I was not as attracted to men as I was brought up to believe and started to realize that I am attracted to women, too. Growing up in a religious household and brought up in a Southern Baptist church, I was fearful of what would happen if my parents/church found out. Unfortunately, my parents DID find out (thanks to another family member) and I was told how "wrong" I was and that I "can change."

I know exactly what you're going to say next: "Leviticus 20:13! God says it's wrong!" I see your Leviticus 20:13 and raise you Matthew 7:1-5. Let it be noted that in John 8:1-11, Jesus pardons a woman who was accused of breaking a Mosaic law, which says she must then be stoned. This is where one of the most famous verses comes from: "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." John 8:7.