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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Thanks for this topic.
I am bisexual, and I really found it hard to accept myself during my teenage years and even early 20s.
I tried to push it down and "pray the gay" away for the longest time.
In my mid 20s I realised I could not deny that I was bisexual any longer. But still being in the LC made that hard. It was like the longer I stayed in the more homophobic preaching I heard from elders in the LC.
Every wedding I attended felt like it was being used as a lesson to push heterosexuality as the only right way.
This wasn't the only reason I left, but even so, when I first left and then met Christians who were also in the LGBT community and supported for it by their church, I felt envious.
I don't feel that way particularly anymore, but I do worry a lot for the queer kids still in the church.
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I am bisexual as well and it took a lot of denial but nothing seemed to work no matter how hard I prayed to God, tried to date guys. At one time I felt like I was living a double life in college, joining Christians on Campus and simultaneously, neevously avoiding church people who happen to be on campus to go to evening lgbtq support groups. There were times when I felt like giving up, letting go, having suicidal thoughts, but I finally realized that I only had one life, and that was given to me by God. I had to live it and stop pretending. I worry also for the ones still stuck in LC and struggling with their sexuality or gender identity, hence why I wanted to start this thread to show that there is hope out there for any of them if they are starting to question and need to know that there are others like them, who have gone through similar experiences. Thank you for sharing and I’m glad to know I am also not alone.