24 gay man here - identify as an Agnostic Theist (I believe in some form of god but also know that there might not be one). I have been out since I was 11 and have had mostly a good support system (dad took a quick min but he's Italian). Both of my parents aren't very religious such as myself. My father would tell me that when he went to church with his mother she would give only so much and other Christians would look down on them so he understands the problem with organized religion. My mother has said recently "I just can't get past living my life for someone who I can't even talk to".

Lately I have noticed more Christian people in my life talk about God and yada yada.

There is a guy at my gym who was telling me how he prayed to god and found a good job. He is very muscular but is also a flat earth person who did ask me "how do you know if you're gay if you never tried it" and has said "you don't think transgenders have a mental illness?"

A girl who helps clean my parents house (my mom is partially handicapped) is very sweet but also very crazy. When I told her about a guy I want to wait for sex she told me "I want to see you marry a woman and wait to have sex with her and have kids so I can play with them" and also has said "anyone who has had sex before marriage has had a bad marriage" which makes her a evangelical.

I will admit myself, as a gay man, that he LGBTQ community has its problems in terms of showing sexual things at pride and I down agree with puberty blockers for minors because countries like Sweden and Finland have halted these things and they're more advanced than America. Not sure if anyone will get mad at me for this opinion but I support you commenting how you feel!

My thing is when I was younger I would become very offended by these two people but what I understand now is that they don't under the same reality as my own. Both have been from dark places - the guy had an abusive girlfriend and the girl who cleans did heroin. They need religion where as I don't to keep myself from being in a dark place.

I will admit I am feeling struggle with myself in the community (I see many gay men doing drugs) but I have a few good friends who are also gay and we agree to be D.A.R.E. gays.

Anyways, what do you think?

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