At least, I was told that is how girls and boys developed. I didn’t like playing with boys, didn’t like playing rough, teasing, etc. I didn’t see myself following a boy’s development pattern.
I wanted to play with girls, cook, put on make-up, and I did all those things. I also saw myself following a girl’s development pattern. Some people thought I was a girl in the body of a boy. Society told me different messages about my gender based on my soft temperament.
By seven years, I wrestled with understanding my gender. Wrestling with my sexuality has been part of my life since I was very young. So today, I’ll begin where I began wrestling with my sexuality. It is all for the lives of the LGBTQI members, the church, and society. I want to be known and not hide that I am an affirming gay Christian. Some of us, like myself, not only want to be present, but I also want to be known. Last, I seek to challenge the non-affirming Christians, especially Christian leaders, to think about loving and caring ways of treating us in their churches because we are present. Second, I also seek to speak about what affirming theology means. First, I seek to document my story for many members of the LGBTQI, especially Christians, to read and be encouraged. In the next three weeks, I will write three articles about my beliefs as an affirming gay Christian to inspire and challenge.
