At 17, he was removed om his home and muny. He was sent, by his parents, to an ex-gay relig unselor. He was not allowed to vis his parents and to this day, his extend fay and muny do not know why he “left.”
Contents:
- WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY AND AMISH
- WHY A GAY MAN SERV THE OLD ORR AMISH
- 'THERE’S SO MANY GAY HUTTER': A RARE VOICE BEGS PILGRIMAGE FOR ACCEPTANCE
- YOUNG, GAY – AND AMISH
- LOL BLOG: BEYOND BUGGI AND BONS: TE STORI OF THE AMISH – GAY AMISH
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.
WHY A GAY MAN SERV THE OLD ORR AMISH
Due to the relig beliefs of most Amish, is no surprise that homosexualy is not discsed.
'THERE’S SO MANY GAY HUTTER': A RARE VOICE BEGS PILGRIMAGE FOR ACCEPTANCE
His parents found out his was gay when he was 17. 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.
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.
YOUNG, GAY – AND AMISH
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.
This was the ntext which the mister asked me, potblank, if I was gay, the vigte that opens this article.
LOL BLOG: BEYOND BUGGI AND BONS: TE STORI OF THE AMISH – GAY AMISH
Some who learned that I was gay refed to work wh me anymore.
As an olr gay man, I rell too well the ephets, the threats, and the gradatn that me the early years of announcg my sexualy.