A Teen’s Brave Response to “I’m Christian, Unless You’re Gay”

I stumbled upon this article a few days ago on Facebook, and then someone posted it on my own timeline a day later. Weird coincidence, I guess, but either way, I just had to share it with you. Here's the intro:

I received the following email today in response to my post I’m Christian, Unless You’re Gay. I had decided a couple months ago that it was time to let the whole thing rest, but this response was so powerful, I couldn’t not share it with you all. It was from a woman who simply called herself, “One proud mom.”

Make sure you read the whole article. I hope this is a real story, because it's a very promising thing for a Christian parent to does such an 180.

"When Your 7-Year-Old Son Announces, 'I'm Gay'"

I just read this amazing article in the Huffington Post, written by a mother whose 7-year old boy came out to her. Here is an excerpt:

Fast-forward a few months. I was on the phone with a relative who had just discovered that I was blogging on The Huffington Post and openly discussing my son's crush on Blaine. I was in another room alone (I thought), explaining, "We're not saying he's straight, and we're not saying he's gay. We're saying we love who he is," when my son's voice piped up behind me.

"Yes, I am," he said.

"Am what, baby?" I asked.

"Gay. I'm gay."

My world paused for a moment, and I saw the "geez, Mom, didn't you know that already?" look on my son's face.

I got off the phone and leaned down to eye level with him and rubbed my nose against his. "I love you so much."

"I know," he said, and ran off to play with his brothers.

I find this very heartening, and I hope that it's the beginning of a a process, and something that in few decades will be the norm. This kid doesn't know the world of suck that's awaiting him, but the fact that his home environment has normalized homosexuality to the extent that he can just come out like it's no big deal, is amazing.