This is a true come to Jesus moment… and I get the irony in that statement.

I think it opens up the possibility for some real dialogue to address some biases and misconceptions.

(1) I can’t tell you how many people believe that sexuality is a choice. Sure for SOME people it is. But for others it isn’t… you as a third party don’t get to decide what is or isn’t valid.

(2) You can’t know the kind of someone else. Try as you might. But we can visually see that some people are born with mixed up genitals… is it so far of a stretch to believe that a person can born wired to be attracted to the same sex? Rationally the answer should be no, it isn’t a stretch of the imagination.

(3) Lastly, your own kids. I’ve had this conversation with every single one of my homophobic family members. What happens if one of your kids/grandkids turn out to be LGBTQ? Are you really going to love them any less? Are you going to treat them differently?

It becomes more real that way… it forces them to think about it in away they may not have before.

It does kind of draw a line in the sand though. I’ve only ostracized one family member this way… when they doubled down and said “not in MY house”. That’s fine… we won’t be visiting anymore… I am not subjecting MY child to that kind of hate, regardless of their sexuality.

Silence doesn’t make it go away either… especially in this political climate where bigots have become emboldened by celebrities in office.

None of this is easy… but what kind of children do you want to raise?