Every Young (Gay) Man’s Battle: Part 1
I worked up the energy to finally admit it to my parents. I was 14 and the guilt was just too heavy. I was sneaking around. Stealing looks at images and articles in encyclopedias. Conjuring up...
View ArticleDating Deception?
If you believe that gay sexual relationships are not blessed by God… is it reprehensible for a lonely guy to go out on the occasional coffee date with a attractive dude? If you believe that...
View ArticleSame-Sex Attraction and a Catholic Response
I recently ran across Christopher Damian’s articles posted on his site, Ideas of a University. Damian is a columnist for The Observer, a campus news source for Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College. Since...
View ArticleSexless Unions
I’ve been thinking about the Church of England’s decision to allow gay men in civil partnerships to become bishops. Over the past few years, gay vicars can serve the Church. However, the provision for...
View Article“If it wasn’t for Jesus, I’d be gay right now.”
“If it wasn’t for Jesus, I’d be gay right now.” In my late teens, I’d have this thought over and over. I remember pegging “that gay lifestyle” as what the Lord had rescued me from. Without Him, I would...
View ArticleGay Romance and My Church
So there’s this cute guy. We met in a movie theater. There were lots of smiles exchanged, and in the few minutes of chatting, we starting flirting. I left without getting his number, but lamented it...
View ArticleHIV-Positive, Unapologetic and Fabulous
HIV-Positive, Unapologetic and Fabulous I’ve started to connect with some guys who are HIV positive. I’ve started to hear some of their stories, and let my heart rise and fall with their ups and downs....
View ArticleSeparation of Church and Hate
I passed by a button salesman last night. He had a large piece of plywood, mounted with felt and filled with buttons. Some commemorated Obama’s recent triumph. Others showed a cannabis leaf: giving...
View ArticleSex Life: None of Your Business
“There were Christians who tried to reach out to me, but they kept trying to argue with me that ‘gay was not the way. It’s Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.’ [...] “You know those people needed to...
View ArticleBeing Gay isn’t like Alcoholism
For years, I’ve heard well-meaning people tell me that being gay is similar to being an alcoholic. It’s often used as a way of debunking the “gay gene” argument, by making the case that whether gayness...
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