Constantly, I am being labeled as a hypocrite
because I have faith in a God that apparently
God calls everyone His own.
It’s the church that does not accept me.
Are my prayers not heard because
every night before I go to bed, I kiss the lips of a woman
When I kneel down before the cross,
am I just seen as dirty because I’ve also knelt
down between the thighs of a girl?
Daily I’m told, “But the Bible clearly states that
marriage is between a man and a woman.
How do you justify this?”
I could go on forever about historical context
and reading between the lines.
Is my understanding of the Bible any less
significant than yours because you take everything at face value
and I have faith to know that God still loves me?
When I raise my hands in worship,
is it does in vain just because
these hands also hold my girlfriend at night?
After I came out of the closet,
I got messages on Facebook quoting Leviticus,
verses I’ve heard a thousand times.
It’s easy to hide behind a computer screen
and tell me something I can repeat to you word for word.
Am I not allowed in the church
because you’re afraid I’m going to try and convert
everyone to be something you don’t choose to be?
can I just not see what it’s actually saying
because my “illness” is getting in the way?
I’m told I made a choice to identify as queer,
but actually I made the choice to embrace what God made
me to be and to be happy.
Most believers have no idea how it feels to be attracted to
someone that you are not supposed to love.
When I look into the eyes of my lover,
is it not the same way a man and woman
look into each others eyes?
At my wedding, I’ll start to cry when I see my bride
coming down the aisle in white, so tell me
that’s not the same love!