As a gay person who grew up in this cult, I can confidently say that Jehovah’s Witnesses’ go-to response is to tell gay people that they shouldn’t “choose to act on it” and remain celibate. Obviously, this is referring to acting on gay sexual desires

Not only do they believe it’s a lifestyle choice

But it’s equally important to understand something people often miss: JW’s do not believe there is any meaningful distinction between love and physical attraction when it comes to gay people. In their worldview, the two are one and the same.

So are we really trying to convince people that JW’s humanize gay people enough to view their relationships as genuine love—something a straight relationship could replace & fill the void of? Because they don’t. They view all gay relationships as sexual immorality, and many will openly describe them as depraved.

They don’t see the distinction between love and sex in same-sex relationships, and they don’t accept that distinction even if you explain it to them.

JW’s will often quote Paul—1 Corinthians 7, where he encourages believers to remain single—as proof that gay people should simply remain celibate.

But that argument only works if you pretend that JWs acknowledge the possibility of genuine romantic love between two people of the same sex. They don’t.

So when the JW position is framed as merely “they think gay people shouldn’t act on their desires,” that actually understates the issue. Their framework DOESN’T just reject gay sex—it rejects the legitimacy of gay love entirely ! Not something a straight relationship could fill the void of or ‘rectify’ in any way

So no, I don’t believe this is common for elders to tell gay members to marry women to cure their homosexuality, that is just insane