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WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY AND AMISH

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.” * 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.

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.

WHY A GAY MAN SERV THE OLD ORR AMISH

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Wele to, a work for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr​Amish and ex-Amish! 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.

YOUNG, GAY – AND 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.

GROWG UP GAY AND AMISH AMERI: JAM SCHWARTZ

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.

GAY AND MENNONE

I know not where God leads, but for the moment, I am so thankful that he giv a gay man a place wh the Old Orr Amish. If you or I openly refe to ter to gay people, we bee law breakers. ” Dear rear, wh that humblg thought md, may I challenge you to nsir this fact: if you have never been tangled up the s of sexual wickedns, such as masturbatn, ct, dirty magaz, loose talk, fornitn, adultery, or homosexualy, then you might do well to agree wh the Apostle Pl and my gray-haired an iend when they say: But by the grace of God I am what I ntue our discsn on same sex marriag, the Supreme Court lg and how that is affectg every person Ameri, cludg those who live the Amish and Mennone of , cludg myself, have had our heads buried the sand when to Amish and Mennone homosexualy.

I am not aware of any Amish church Ameri acceptg gays to membership. There is one Mennone nference (Mennone USA) that not only accepts the homosexual liftyle, but appots homosexual lears church posns. Other church nomatns Ameri are also bowg unr the prsure, and givg to the loud and forceful homosexual crowd.

You may be surprised to know that a man, origally om the Amish, ns a gay and lbian webse. When you first go on his home page, you will read the big bold headl:WELCOME TO, THE WORLD'S FIRST AND ONLY NETWORK FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDERED AMISH AND owner of this webse, Thad Schlabach, go on to say that his ultimate goal is to reach out to Amish, former Amish, and Mennon who are livg the closet. Not only are the scriptur clear about God’s view of sexual wickedns, but the very act of homosexualy is far removed om mon sense.

AARON: AMISH AND GAY KDLE EDN

When Abraham looked toward the ci, he saw what looked like a smolrg the LORD raed upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire om the LORD out of heaven (Genis 19:24) Abraham got up early the morng … looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the pla, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the untry went up as the smoke of a furnace (Genis 19:27-28) Matthew 11:24 J said: But I say unto you, that shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom the Day of Judgment, than for possible – Oh, God forbid – that someone my fay or yours would ever turn out to be gay or lbian? “If an Amish youth out to his parents and says ‘I’m gay, ’ then they really don’t have any choice, ” says Jam Schwartz, a gay man who was raised an Amish muny. Jam Schwartz shar what was like to grow up Amish as a ltle gay boy.

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

Kirsch referenced the well-worn falsehood lkg the MMR vacce to tism, but broaned to suggt that vacc, generally, e a host of ailments as well as genr dysphoria and homosexualy. You won’t fd homosexuals. As for Kirsch’s claim that addn to tism, genr dysphoria, homosexualy, attentn-fic/hyperactivy disorr, toimmune diseas, Pediatric Autoimmune Nropsychiatric Disorr Associated wh Streptocl Infectns (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset Nropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), and epilepsy are virtually nonexistent among the Amish bee they are unvaccated — that’s not right, eher.

There’s also no evince to support the claim that vaccatn is rponsible for g heterosexualy, homosexualy or bisexualy, eher. QAnon nspiracy theorists 2021 spread the claim that vacc uld make children homosexual after an Iranian cleric wh a history of spreadg fake COVID-19 cur — Abbas Tabrizian — posted about on Telegram.

“The latt viral COVID-19 nspiracy theory boosted by QAnon falsely claims vacc turn children gay or trans. Gay and MennoneThey vote on everythg. Can a church that f self by harmony survive dissonance over homosexualy?

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