Three things you can do to live authentically: We repeatedly hear things like “don’t be effeminateâ€� or “don’t be gay.â€� What people are really saying is “don’t be yourself.â€� As Lorde reminds us, God gives us the authority to define ourselves for ourselves. According to Youth Pride Services, 51% of black LGBTQ/SGL youth experience rejection after coming out to family and friends.
And yet, far too often black LGBTQ/ SGL youth are punished for being themselves.
