One thing that really grates on me is the double standard imposed on LGBTQIA people in the Church. Conditions & rules are made for us that cishet people would never accept for themselves.
One is that we should live alone, not have companionship and avoid sexuality with the hope that things will be made right when we’re resurrected.
Any blessings we should have had in this life will be granted at that time (I see this as saying if the Church should’ve blessed same-sex relationships, you’ll get to have that blessing then).
If we’re going to be turned cishet (as some Church leaders believe) it will happen then and we can find someone to marry before the final judgement & beginning of eternity.
Why is this waiting for the Millennium a thing for queer people but cishet people aren’t required to wait? Wendy Nelson was 55 years old when she married 81 year old Russell Nelson. Sister Nelson is not going to get pregnant in this life, she could’ve been told to wait for the Millennium. Elder Nelson could’ve been told the time for companionship, romance and sexuality would be his again after resurrection.
I’m gay, and if I’m going to be turned straight after the resurrection, then a relationship with a straight woman makes sense at that time. Meanwhile, why am I going to be asked to forego the greatest source of joy in this life?
There are straight people who are sealed to a spouse who has died, and they marry each other just for this life because companionship and love is important for their physical and mental health. Their relationship is seen as temporary and they’ll no longer be joined after death. Why am I not allowed a similar opportunity to have a relationship that brings joy in this life even if it won’t be sealed in the temple?
