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  • cowboycrustation [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM
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    3 months ago

    I just want you to know that if you consider yourself religious, your parents’ interpretation isn’t the only one out there. I know a lot of Methodists who are very supportive of trans and LGBTQ people. My entire family on both sides are mainly Methodist (a lot of them pastors as well), and support really just varies from person to person. United Methodists are generally more supportive. The pastor at my church (United Methodist) was very supportive of me when I came out to him, and uses my name and pronouns.

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      3 months ago

      Thank you. I appreciate that.

      I actually did research way back when and found the website strongfamilyalliance. And they have a resource for “Faith Based Organizations” to show the general consensus of support for LGBTQIA+ by various religions. Some say they support it and some say they don’t. Regardless, I found it to be a very helpful resource.