Re: Catholic Twitter& #39;s current discourse:

I am out: I& #39;m a lesbian. I& #39;ve been out since I was 15 & atheist. When I became Catholic, I vowed to the Church that I would always be faithful to Her and Her teachings. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">

AND...

I& #39;m STILL vocally out because I want young LGBT+ folks to know they still have a place in the Church. I want them to know that being gay or bi or lesbian or trans is not a sin. I want them to know that they are welcome.

But still,
We have discourse like today& #39;s, where people want all traces of anything resembling LGBT+ to be quashed, hidden -- out of sight, out of mind.

What that often results in is LGBT+ *people* being quashed, silenced, marginalized.

I& #39;ve found a lot of grace and comfort and solidarity in my Side B https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🐝" title="Honeybee" aria-label="Emoji: Honeybee"> community, of LGBT Christians doing their best to live chastely according to the traditional teachings of the Church.

Sometimes, I feel like that& #39;s the only place I really belong. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😔" title="Pensive face" aria-label="Emoji: Pensive face">

I wish I felt belonging in the Church at large.

But I& #39;m often met with the "hide it, don& #39;t talk about it, go away" sort of response. It& #39;s gutting, every time. Makes me feel so alone.

So I& #39;ll stay "out". Bc I don& #39;t want anyone else to feel alone, or like they don& #39;t belong.