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nkameleon

I lost my whole community over being LGBTQ+

Hello,

It feels like a heartbreak. I rediscovered my faith recently and I was attending an evangelical church for about 2 months, I was not too much informed about different denominations. I made friends there, I met a potential lover, I was feeling at home. Until I asked the pastor what he was doing differently to end the suffering of the LGBTQ+ community throughout the world. I told him I was queer. He told me "I cannot lie in front of God and say I support you". Then slowly, he would blame me for every conflict that was going on in the church. One day I didn't attend church because I lost a loved one from suicide which is highly traumatic. He told me "you don't respect our time." No empathy for my loved one, no empathy for my family and I suffering through this event, no prayers.

I just needed to vent somewhere hoping I will now found an affirming church, I find out a cool one in the city where I leave but going through becoming the scapegoat because I support and I am part of the LGBTQ+ community was honestly awful.

Posted Jul 3, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

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