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A SUNDAY AT ATLANTA’S SAT MARK, ONE OF LARGT GAY-IENDLY CHURCH NATN
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I didn’t know a way out, bee I hated myself, bee that’s what I was tght, to hate a person who was gay. Asadi said his fay ti to the church did not shelter him om stigmas as people began to realize he was gay.
” McKney said that although the majory of church members are LGBTQ, Allen’s sermons have “nothg to do wh whether or not you’re gay or straight.