any one here gay

by alexjen 41 Replies latest jw friends

  • alexjen
    alexjen

    hi my name is alex and i was born in the truth and...i'm still in it.......i'm 15 and openly gay well at least at schooland to all my friends some who are also jw's well the reason for posting this is i wanted to knw if there were any other gay people here......if anyone wants to email me its [email protected]

    i want like advice on how i should deal with this cause sometimes i feel this oppression(dont knw if i spelled that right) on being gay and also being a j.w theres this i'm not sure how to explain it....like you knw that when people in your congregation find out the ones you know all ur life are going to hate u cause ur gay............this i guess just makes me feel really sad.......

    kind of hoping that this made some sorta sence...................

    i suck at spelling so if i miss spelled something sorry@_@

  • jstalin
    jstalin

    Hi Alex - I'm gay. PM me if you want to chat privately.

  • bikerchic
    bikerchic

    Welcome to JWD alexjen!

    I'm sure you'll get some replies to other gay people here on JWD who have much to offer you. I'm not gay but do have a great deal of compassion for what you must be experiencing.

    I really wish labels weren't put on people and we could all be just people regardless of our nationality, color or sexual preference. We all have something to offer, something to contribute to society and yadda,yadda,yadda......

  • Forscher
    Forscher

    If you mean happy, then HELL YEAH!
    Since I faded I feel like a load has come off my shoulders, even with the watching over one's shoulders. And I am having a ball exploring the possibilities! I know I irritate a few folks here, but I am a work in progress. One can't make an omlet without breaking a few eggs! I had a proffessor in college who used to say that no matter how much we try, not everybody will like us. So, I try to be as friendly as somebody who spent 30 years in a cult can be, and not worry about the rest overmuch.
    As for what you were really asking, no, I am not. And I don't presume to stand in judgment of those who are. I still believe in a creator. I also believe that the Bible is his word. However, who you are and what you believe is between you and him as far as I am concerned. So you don't have to worry about this "fundie" being any part of any witch hunt.
    I will give one piece of advise to the gays on this forum. Be careful of who your allies are. Virtually every strictly socialist regime has used the Gay community to help them come to power. Then they denied them the rights they promised them. One example was the National Socialist Party of Hitler. Hitler's brown shirts were run by men from the Gay community. When Hitler no longer needed them, he had them taken out and shot. When he established the Concentration Camps, Gays were rounded up and put in them, hence, the pink triangle. And the NAZIs were not the only radical left group to do that. To this day, homosexuality is against the law in China, the left-wing paradise. Gay folk go to prison there. So you folks be very careful, the radical left are not really the friends they cliam to be.
    As for conservatives, the radical right fundies you keep hearing about are not the majority and are not likely to have the power they desire. You may not get all the things you want. But remember that the U.S. is a Christian country, and the majority of Christians are willing to live and let live within certain limts, which are not all that restrictive. Remember, the Supreme Court which gave you your recent victories is a majority conservative court, and a majority Catholic court at that! You have nothing to fear from the majority of Christians in this country. All of us need to fear the radicals on both sides of the spectrum. And that goes for the majority of Bible believing Christians as well. The radical minority fundies would just as soon cut my throat as yours!
    Forscher

  • KW13
    KW13

    i'm not gay but my view that being gay isn't a choice or a decision you've made, its who you are. the JW's tried to stop me seeing my aunt because she is homosexual.

    my advise is you leave and be you!

  • Bstndance
    Bstndance

    Hey

    I came out to myself around 15 and then was forced into coming out to my parents at 16. Oy vey! I remember the elders meetings and all that other bull crap. It was a really shaky time. The one good benefit of coming from a broken some is that I was able to move in with my dad who is a non-practicing catholic.

    It is hard to come to terms with when people that acted like your friends for so many years decide to hate you because of one little thing. Although the news may be rough for many of them, your true friends will shine through and will love you no matter who you are.

    Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

  • SickofLies
    SickofLies

    I'm not gay, but I support everyone and accept everyone. Welcome to the board!

  • gaybeat
    gaybeat

    LOL

    Well I'm sort of was in the same situation and probably might get back into it again but,

    Since your Openly Gay, you should be able to handle more hatefull things being thrown to you. I'm assuming that you found who you were early on and you are not completely into the teachings of JWs. So if you do get into problems of JWs, it won't hurt you as much as someone who's trying to hide it and closeted.

    But you still have things to worry about:

    1. Parents: If you come out to them you might get kicked out when your 18, unless you are showing them that you still want to be A JW and will do away with it. The best thing to avoid drama is to keep yourself closeted from them and just play along until you are able to get out on your own. If your parents aren't like that then I guess you can come out, but remember that coming out to everyone is not a requirement, you choose who you want to know about you, everybody doesn't need to know about your business.

    2. JW Friends: You said you had Friends who were JW who know about you. Hopefully they aren't backstabbing trying to improve their standing in the faith by outing you publically. The Best advice is to not get baptized, stall it as far as possible, even if they threaten you can attack back with that Jah wants true people in his religion and if your not ready it will look like you got baptized because of the person threatening you.

    So think about How you can support yourself in case they won't support you, and ways to stall baptizing, unless you are already.

  • Bstndance
    Bstndance
    Remember, the Supreme Court which gave you your recent victories is a majority conservative court, and a majority Catholic court at that!

    I would check that. Liberal (4/5) Stevens, Souter, Ginsberg, Breyer (kennedy a swing)

    Conservative (3/4) Robers, Scalia, Thomas (Alito but he has voted with the other side a few times)

  • rekless
    rekless

    hello there,

    I'm not gay, but I'm happy and I'm glad you found this board.

    have a good one.

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