The New Year is around the corner! Right now, it is 11:00 PM on Tuesday, December 31st. My God I am so excited. My greatest hope for the New Year is for people to have a new perspective on the LGBTQ community.
But for this to happen, I must do my part. First, I want to bring awareness to the common misconception about the LGBTQ community. “Trauma caused them to be gay.” Most people fully believe the only reason why gay people exist is because something happened to them when they were younger. But what if I told you the opposite is true. Trauma didn’t make us gay; being gay opened us up to trauma.
To follow what I’m saying, you must consider the possibility that being gay is in the genetics. (In fact, a lot of scientists agree with this notion). Or, consider that our souls are as unique as our fingerprints, some souls favor but, they’re not the same.
Also, much of the LGBTQ community knew they weren’t straight long before they learned math, science, history, etc. Additionally, adults tend to notice early on as well. Long before the child develops romantic attraction, the family often has a feeling that the kid isn’t straight. This realization is followed up with the relatives or even the parents, taking extreme measures to ensure the child doesn’t turn out to be gay. With every attempt at ensuring the child is heterosexual, they chip away at the child’s true identity.
Enter trauma.
For this reason, much of the community wants future LGBTQ people to avoid the horrors they experienced. To accomplish this we have to be more visible, vocal, and victorious. And eventually, homophobes will understand the damage they’re causing and repent.
I’m using the word repent intentionally because it’s been thrown at us for generations. Also, I think it’s ironic that those who use this word the most, rarely examine their character, values, and morals. Yet, somehow, they think they’re excellent at judging who is and isn’t living right.
For example, if two men kiss or if a man is dressed feminine, there is a massive out roar, people will say they should go to jail or burn in hell. But when a man assaults a woman — crickets. That’s just boys being boys or men being men. Their rage is a natural part of humanity that everyone should accept. No matter how destructive it is to everyone around them.
Do you see how psychotic that is?
I’ve seen people give more sympathy to mass murderers than anyone in the LGBTQ community. And I’m not exaggerating at all. Some people’s deciding factor on another’s morality is if the person is heterosexual or homosexual. Which is wild because much of the LGBT community is innocent. We seek to heal the world, not harm it. But anytime someone in the community commits a crime, people make it seem like we’re all guilty. Yet, rarely is this mindset applied to any other group.
It’s strange how there has been this collective unspoken rule that the LGBTQ community is worthy of being the outcast. When I consider The Holy Bible, I “think it not strange” why people have such animosity towards the LGBTQ community. Sure, there is a psychological and cultural component, but I want to take time to address the spiritual side. And I will use three people from the Bible to make my argument. But first, some background about God:
Whenever there is chaos and destruction in the world, God sends His chosen ones to prevent greater calamity or to rescue people from calamity. These individuals carry a unique light/energy to them. Outwardly, they appear natural. But inwardly, they are supernatural. And this light they carry strongly shines in the spirit realm. Evil notices them and tries everything in their power to destroy them, so the person or group don’t fufill their purpose.
My first example is from the book of Genesis.
Cliff notes, Joseph was a chosen one who had prophetic dreams of the future. According to the Bible, nearly all of his brothers hated him, his mother felt indifferent towards him, but his father loved him. However, as he started to share some of his prophetic dreams, the hate towards him grew and even his father rebuked him. His brothers hated him so much that they contemplated getting him killed but later settled on selling him into slavery. The story has a happy ending, but I want to emphasize the beginning.
Nowhere in Genesis does it say Joseph was a mean or bad person. Yet, in his own family, he was made an outcast. To make matters worse, he didn’t belong to an ordinary family. He was the great-grandson of Abraham, grandson of Isaac, and son of Jacob. Needless to say, he grew up in a religious family that firmly believed in God. But for no good reason, they hated him. Now the bible doesn’t say this but, I firmly believe his brothers were possessed. The evil spirits that worked through his brothers, recognized that Joseph was chosen. The next chosen one adds credence to this theory.
My next example is David. Yes, the iconic David versus Goliath. But Goliath was just the first threat he defeated. The biggest threat was a friend turned enemy — King Saul. Now a little backstory, the Israelites begged God for a king, and they got Saul. In time, they no longer liked Saul. So, God had a new chosen one sent into the world. Now David was a shepherd and was the outcast of his family. Out of all his brothers, none of them, not even his parents, thought he would be used by God.
But David proved himself when he killed Goliath. This made him loved by the masses. However, his former mentor King Saul, grew envious. He often became possessed with an evil spirit and that spirit always tried to kill David. Why? Because David was destined to be the new King and he would be a better ruler than King Saul. In the end, King Saul fell on a sword and David survived all the attempts on his life.
Last but not least — Jesus. For centuries it was been prophesized that a savior was going to be sent to earth. And in the months leading up to his birth, Herod decreed for all children two and under to be killed. Once again, Hell was trying to destroy prophecy from coming to pass. Hell’s top goal is to keep people enslaved whether mentally, physically, or spiritually. And anyone who champions progress and freedom is a threat.
As Jesus grew older, He found himself being misunderstood by his family. Soon even His friends, at times, became possessed by evil spirits, trying to curtail his destiny. Ultimately, it didn’t work. Jesus saw Hell operating through His disciples and rebuked them.
Each of these men were set apart from their families, in order to fulfill their divine purpose. Each of them were heroes, yet they had people in their lives who villainized them. Joseph’s family, David’s former mentor, and Jesus’ friend (Judas). Hell possessed those closest to them to inflict deep emotional wounds. All of them were good-hearted people, yet envy, hatred, neglect, and betrayal are more prominent in all of their journeys.
When I bring things back to the modern day, we see the LGBTQ community enduring the same opposition. Lawmakers often attack us harder than their criminal co-workers. Why? Because we pose a threat to the status quo. Simply by existing, it causes people to question the binary, societal, and gender norms. More importantly, it helps us see which problems are plaguing society.
For instance, men in dresses aren’t killing the masses but those in military uniforms are.
I mentioned earlier how the LGBTQ community is an outcast. Although, the Bible makes it clear that God is a friend to the friendless. It’s remarkable how much God is on our side. Now some people would find that statement laughable, but consider this: For generations world leaders, religious leaders, and citizens have deemed the LGBTQ community as evil. Yet despite all the stones they’ve thrown at us, we’re still here, still alive, still flourishing, and growing more bold/courageous. Plus, we are finding favor in places past generations struggled.
According to scripture, King David found favor with God and humans. And many of us are finding the same. In contrast, it’s still not all sunshine and rainbows. Some countries persecute our community more brutally than criminals. Some might say: if God is on your side, why are you all demonized? Well, Jesus was demonized by religious leaders, these were people who claimed to know the Bible and God better than everyone else. Yet, when a good person stood before them, they said He belonged to Hell.
“It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more will they call those of his household” Matthew 10:25
Some may also ask, Why is God allowing bad things to happen to y’all? My answer, if God allowed bad things to happen to His perfect son, then none of us are immune to tragedy. In fact, Jesus said:
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. Saint John 16:2-3
All in all, it’s not God’s desire for anyone born into a toxic family to remain there. In these three stories, we see God moving His chosen away from dangerous people. Some might ask, why would God allow me to be born in such a hateful family? When you grow up around toxic people, it makes you aware of toxicity in the world. And if God wants you to help the masses, just as Joseph, David, or Jesus did, then you must have thick skin and a soft heart.
Three scriptures from each of them comfort me immensely.
Joseph:
(Years after living in luxury, Joseph was able to confront those who betrayed him and he said:
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. Genesis 50:20
David:
Though He didn’t grow up in a loving family, He grew to feel the intense love of God, saying:
“When my father and mother forsake me, then the lord will take me up. Psalm 27:10
And…
As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice. He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. Psalm 55:16-18
Jesus:
“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. John 15:18-20
And..
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16:33
In Closing
Many religious people want the LGBTQ community to consider they’re wrong and change their ways. And you know what, I’d argue that all of us have already done that. We’ve done the research, we’ve fasted/prayed or listened to what others had to say. After careful examination and consideration, we came to the realization that we aren’t the ones causing complications.
It’s time for religious people to consider maybe they’re wrong and should change their ways. Because I can almost guarantee, that most religious people assume being homosexual is wrong. They don’t take time to seek new perspectives, instead, they lean on their own understanding. And when their ideology is challenged, they’re the ones who get outraged and violent — not us. At the same time, they claim to be holier than thou. Yet, they rarely display love, kindness, or gentleness to those outside or inside their circle. Furthermore, anyone who is bigoted, hateful, rageful, or heartless, immediately proves they don’t know Jesus or God.
I can assure you that many people who identified as LGBTQ on Earth, are in Heaven. My former religion (Christianity) makes it seem like only a small few will enter Heaven. However, this is unbiblical, according to the Book of Revelations.
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. Revelation 7:9
See, this scripture makes it clear that Heaven is diverse. After all, God made all creation to be unique, so it only makes sense that Heaven reflects that.
Alright, this is all I have to say for now. I took a nap in the middle of writing this and I’m finishing this at 11:00 Am.
So.. Happy New Year!