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My Thoughts on Marginalization

 


I am sick of the same old narrative that I am a "sin and an abomination."


Charlie Bird shared on his Instagram recently, the negative comments he gets daily. The comments were grotesque and awful. The comments were attacking from different angles of who he is and what he is promoting. It's annoying that many individuals feel like its their duty to tell you if you are doing something right or wrong. 

In the Gospel, God is the ultimate judge. We--as imperfect individuals--cannot dictate who is right or wrong. We don't have the perfect understanding of ethics to determine or police other people's actions.

Marginalization occurs "when certain groups of people get denied access to certain areas of society. Many factors can lead to this denial of access to institutions and opportunities, including historical bias and lack of funding. Marginalized people don't belong to one demographic. It can occur due to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, socioeconomic status, and age. Marginalized groups are often at a disadvantage when it comes to obtaining health care, decent education, and employment.



Since coming out, I've given myself the label "gay." In doing so, has condemned me to a box that other individuals have put me in. The category of "sin and abomination." This rhetoric is false. I don't believe God purposefully created a certain group of people--the LGBTQIA+--to experience the burden of having their lifestyles, marriages, therapy sessions, healthcare, and protection stripped from them. I think Jesus Christ would sit with the transgender kids during their transition consultations, invite the closeted gays into His home, and talk with the straight people as people rather than as a project or something that needs to be improved. Jesus Christ doesn't put up walls, so why do we? I believe that the LGBTQIA+ has something to teach the world.: how to love unconditionally. During some of our hardest days, we still choose to smile and show our love to those around us. No matter how hard we have to fight to have our voices heard, we are always willing to accept those who need support and love, into our arms willingly.

When can we start loving more than judging?




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