01-06-2022, 07:47 AM
I think you're fine. There was a long time when I felt so out of my element, on the outside looking in. I knew that if could be LGBT then it definitely wasn't monolithic... but it still felt like it was and I didn't feel I belonged with that group or anywhere. Once I started owning the queer side of myself I became more comfortable integrating everything else about me and seeing people in a more natural light. I do think it's more of a rule that if LGBT people have a faith then they tend to be conscientious about it and aware of the healthier vs unhealthier ways it can be practiced, and we will hear a larger amount of people making blanket statements like "all religion is always bad..." This is a challenge to be our best and speak up when people of our faith are toxic, but not to be defined by blanket statements by people who might be insufferable!