I have gay friends
Over the last few years developing quality gay friendships has weighed heavily on my mind. Meeting people organically, like at institution or work, is a thing of the past and much of the interaction that occurs with people of interest happens online or superficially in social settings.
We all perceive that friendship is a crucial aspect of human life, providing support, camaraderie, and shared experiences. While forming friendships is a universal endeavor, I’ve learned through personal experience that gay men often confront unique challenges in establishing connections with others in the community. It’s not easy to find a genuine circle of friends with common interests and that invest the identical amount of effort to help move the friendship forward.
The older I acquire, the more I be aware that there are very few “shoot your shot” moments where you hold to put yourself out into the world physically and emotionally to intentionally connect with another person in hopes of developing a quality friendship. I focus specifically on other gay men or lgbtq+ folks here because there is a sense of understan
How Do I Support My Gay Friend?
by D’Ann Davis
“How accomplish I help my gay friend?” This is a ask we hear constantly in the Living Hope office, when out speaking at events, or from friends and church members from around the world. Twenty years ago not many Christians asked this question, for limited knew any equal gender attracted people, or if they did know them, they were uninformed to their friend’s struggles. Today almost everyone knows of someone who identifies as gay or deals with a measure of equal gender attractions. Even if a Christian finds himself in a season of life where he does not personally know of a same gender attracted (SGA) person in his sphere of influence, this ask is of utmost importance in bright of the modify of our tradition and the growing willingness of Christians dealing with SGA to openly communicate about their issues. So how does one help a gay-identified friend or SGA friend?
The first response I typically give to this question is actually another question. “Does your friend recognize Jesus?” This is a vital first question any believer must tackle before attem
By Karen Blair, Ph.D., and Trent University Students Laura Orchard and Bre O'Handley
“We fell into each other’s arms because of our similarities in our career and because of our age and because we like the similar sort of things.” This quote could quite likely be the beginning of a wonderful relationship story, but instead, it is a quote about friendship delivered toThe Huffington Post by Sir Ian McKellen about his decade’s long friendship with Sir Patrick Stewart.
The two men first came to know each other successfully on the set of the first X-Men film in , and although the duo played adversaries on the silver screen, offscreen, they were developing a close friendship. On the position, the two men had adjoining trailers, where they spent more time getting to know each other than in front of the camera. By the conclude of filming, they had discovered how much they had in common, and to this night, they share one of Hollywood’s most well-known friendships.
Both actors are often photographed together doing mundane things, such as walking a boardwalk while deep in conversation. Perhaps one of the reaso
Should a Christian have same-sex attracted friends?
Answer
In considering whether a Christian should have queer friends, we need to ask ourselves whether Jesus would have gay friends. The New Testament nowhere identifies any specific individuals as homosexuals. So, there are no records of Jesus interacting with a homosexual. We know from the gospels, however, that Jesus loved everyone He encountered. He did not consider one group of people less deserving of the gospel than any other. In fact, He went out of His way to deliver a demon-possessed man (Mark –20) and bring hope to an immoral woman from a despised ethnic background (John 4). He healed lepers (Luke –19), pardoned an adulteress (John –11), and ate with tax collectors (Mark )—all of whom were considered unfit for the company of righteous people. We can assume Jesus would contain spent time with homosexuals as well.
Homosexuality was a sin in Jesus’ night, and it is a sin now. God’s standards of human sexuality possess not changed. However, Jesus came to seek and to save the disoriented (Luke ). We understand from the gentle way H