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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?

WHY A GAY MAN SERV THE OLD ORR AMISH

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. Over tears streamg down their face, Thad’ parents sent him to a non-Amish, ex-gay relig unselor, hop of savg him.

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

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. As a younger man I was a vol advote for gay rights, strint and unbendg whenever the topic was broached.

YOUNG, GAY – AND AMISH

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.

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. CSA’s Oriented to Love dialogu ve nversatn among those wh differg views on homosexualy.