Young, Gay - and Amish - Philalphia Magaze

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY AND AMISH

He was sent, by his parents, to an ex-gay relig unselor. But what if you grew up a society that never talks about homosexualy?

Beg Gay and Amish. Due to the relig beliefs of most Amish, is no surprise that homosexualy is not discsed. His parents found out his was gay when he was 17.

WHY A GAY MAN SERV THE OLD ORR AMISH

Over tears streamg down their face, Thad’ parents sent him to a non-Amish, ex-gay relig unselor, hop of savg him. He had to leave his muny after his sister found a gay magaze he had been hidg, lled OUT. Are you gay?

Not only gay, but out to the vast majory of iends and workers.

'THERE’S SO MANY GAY HUTTER': A RARE VOICE BEGS PILGRIMAGE FOR ACCEPTANCE

I alternately told myself that I remaed discrete to rpect the Amish belief that homosexualy is a s, or stggled wh the wardice of an ultimately untenable secrecy. A gay man’s journey to the Old Orr Amish. It was only a matter of time before a disgntled muny member learned I was gay and began sharg the news.

As a younger man I was a vol advote for gay rights, strint and unbendg whenever the topic was broached. We then stggle through their procs of disbelief that a gay man uld rpect the view that homosexualy is a s. Ined, as one Amish iend wh whom I shared my sexualy told me ankly, “Amish see gays as the lowt of the low.