[glow=red,2,300]Complete with glitter![/glow]
Oh yeah. I went there.
Anyways, a lot of us are well aware of how hard it is to be in the (broom) closet with our friends and families. It is, after all, difficult to explain something which much of the modern media has been skewing in the wrong direction since the age of the silver screen and before. In any case, stuff happens, and all of us are in varying stages of that process. Some of us don't tell our families. Some do. We all live different lifestyles and have different ways of doing things. We also know that no matter what you do around here, what do we always say? If you ask five Pagans a question, you're going to get six different answers. It's true. It's practically a statistic.
Now, I've started this thread because I have over the past several years spoken to a number of people who not only struggle with the issue of their religious identity, but the issue of their sexual one as well. Why do I think something like this is important? Because I think that who you are is going to have an effect on your spirituality and your religious practices in some form or another, consciously or otherwise.
I wanted to start this thread as a question/answer/advice area for anyone who may be struggling with an issue like this. I saw a few mentions about it on the old board, but never got a chance to get this started. I've definitely been in that spot before where I've really struggled with my identity and how to represent myself and make things mesh, and if anyone has questions (or is comfortable enough to share their own experiences), I'll answer as much as I can and help you find resources for anything that I can't.
((A note to my fellow Mods: It's 5am, and I couldn't decide whether to put this in the family and relationships area or here, so if you think it needs a move, go ahead. <3))
Oh yeah. I went there.
Anyways, a lot of us are well aware of how hard it is to be in the (broom) closet with our friends and families. It is, after all, difficult to explain something which much of the modern media has been skewing in the wrong direction since the age of the silver screen and before. In any case, stuff happens, and all of us are in varying stages of that process. Some of us don't tell our families. Some do. We all live different lifestyles and have different ways of doing things. We also know that no matter what you do around here, what do we always say? If you ask five Pagans a question, you're going to get six different answers. It's true. It's practically a statistic.
Now, I've started this thread because I have over the past several years spoken to a number of people who not only struggle with the issue of their religious identity, but the issue of their sexual one as well. Why do I think something like this is important? Because I think that who you are is going to have an effect on your spirituality and your religious practices in some form or another, consciously or otherwise.
I wanted to start this thread as a question/answer/advice area for anyone who may be struggling with an issue like this. I saw a few mentions about it on the old board, but never got a chance to get this started. I've definitely been in that spot before where I've really struggled with my identity and how to represent myself and make things mesh, and if anyone has questions (or is comfortable enough to share their own experiences), I'll answer as much as I can and help you find resources for anything that I can't.
((A note to my fellow Mods: It's 5am, and I couldn't decide whether to put this in the family and relationships area or here, so if you think it needs a move, go ahead. <3))
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