It's no surprise that I thought I was bad, dirty, and disgusting. If the topic ever came up in church, it was a simple statement that God was against homosexuality. When a gay person came on TV or was seen in public, people commented how gross gay marriage was and how godless gay people were. I grew up hearing that being gay was bad, dirty, and disgusting. In 6th grade, I realized I was gay*, and I swore I would never let anyone know who I really was. Check out my story below, and watch the recording of “Why Come Out?” here. I don’t think everyone has to share their story publicly, but it makes sense for me. If you didn’t know, you’ve probably guessed as much-most straight people don’t care this much about making the Church a better place for gay people. As we planned for EQUIP’s 2018 event “Why Come Out?”, I was reminded that I’d never come out.
