the gay agenda
Growing up evangelical, I heard the phrase “the gay agenda” bandied about quite a bit. (I did not, however, hear the phrase “bandied about” and I have no idea why it popped into my head just now.)
“The gay lifestyle” was another one. Both said as a warning of sorts, with a twinge of disgust. And superiority and judgment.
I can’t remember what all “the gay agenda” was supposed to entail. Turning everybody gay and taking over the planet, no doubt.
And “the gay lifestyle” meant lots and lots of sex. The bad kind. The kind that hated God and babies or something.
Anyway, fuck all that. None of it was true. It was all homophobic fear mongering bullshit. And it continues to this day. And is even getting worse. And now trans folks are bearing the brunt of it. And people are dying.
I could write a thousand more words, but I’ll just say this: let’s fight back with love. With celebration. With fun. With art. With a commitment to helping everybody be whole and free and as queer as they want to be.
I love y’all. Happy Pride!! 🌈🌈🌈❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉🎉
I don’t have a church background but I’ve never understood why churches spend so much time advocating against the queer community. IMO, most religious people I’ve met are doing more damage than any queer person. Two weeks ago I went to a book convention of all queer or ally authors and fans and it was the most amazing time. I’m an ally and even I felt so welcomed. I’ve spent most of the last two years reading mainly queer romance, and guess what: we’re all the same. Human.
I remember the moment I thought, “wait…if Christians believe gay marriage isn’t real, why are we wasting so much energy on destroying an imaginary threat?!” It was the realization that we didn’t want to let people be people that started my departure from white supremacist evangelism.