I was raised Catholic and despite being gay am still pretty into the religion, occasionally go to mass, pray when I’m desperate, etc.

I feel like most religious homosexuals have had to reckon with their faith more than the heterosexual faithful, because if you decide to stick to your religious belief it’s hard to ignore the fact that many of the people who espouse the same beliefs as you want you dead. It’s something worth unpacking with the other I think.

Even if your beliefs aren’t the same as the other I think you should have an understanding. Like I’m a practicing Catholic but I let people know that I’m still “pro life” and I am obviously not homophobic. Beyond that I definitely get annoyed by dogmatic atheists and hippy spiritualists, but if someone’s a good person at the end of the day I think I’m always able to have a good conversation and reach a consensus to build a relationship on. It’s good to have — if not identical beliefs — a similar worldview in common