Straight to Gay

Straight to Gay

#25) Organized Religion and LGBTQ Families

We continue our series on different aspects of coming out

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Amy Siskind
Jun 12, 2022
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This week we’re going to continue our series on different aspects of coming out, with a discussion on organized religion. I want to say up front that this is an extremely difficult and treacherous topic to cover. Religion can be a very powerful, and in some instances, harmful institution to the LGBTQ community. I will endeavor not to insult anyone’s religion of practice or upbringing. Rather, I am hoping to simply share my observations and experiences, as part of Generation X in the LGBTQ community.

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