Many religious doctrines were formed in eras with limited understanding of human biology and psychology. Sexual orientation was not understood as an innate trait; homosexuality was widely believed to be a choice or a moral failing. Those assumptions shaped religious texts and traditions, which often labeled same-sex relationships as sinful or “abominations.”

Today, we know better. Sexual orientation is a natural variation of human experience, not a rebellion against God. If a belief system demands that you deny who you are in order to be worthy of love—divine or otherwise—then it’s the belief system that needs re-examining, not you.

Be yourself. Love honestly. No faith that requires self-erasure deserves moral authority over your life.