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I just found out one of my friends is homophobic wtf do i do
I’m in this groupchat with two of my closest friends. I asked them if they were open to the lgbtq+ community (so I could know if it was safe to come out as lesbian) and one of them said no, bc she was catholic. Her specific words were, “ Okay so basically (sorry if I sound mean or anything ) the belief is that God created us specially and we were born as one gender, and something like man made surgery or any thoughts by man can't change that, and the same thing like in the Bible in the garden of Eden it was Adam and Eve and in wedding it's always man and woman and not man and man or woman and woman or whatever”. Thankfully my other friend said that she supports. What do I do??? Should I like just not bring up the topic of lgbtq+ anymore? She’s one of my closest friends.
I'm a religious person who also happens to be a closeted bisexual who is constantly pulled by both sides (aha get it), my entire philosophy is to be respectful but firm. This is a matter of boundries, not just friendship.
When it comes to friends who disagree with a fundamental part of you, you're no longer friends anymore. It hurts, but it's the ...... reply
I’m thinking of asking her smth like “isn’t the whole point of Christianity to love thy neighbor” to try to get her to change her mind is this a good idea 2 reply
Honestly as a Christian but not soo religious, I don't give af-
Like I don't really care about it because it's not me whose living that life (in a good way, don't take this negatively). They are not giving me any kinds of trouble by being one of the LGBTQ, they are not in my way, their living their own life like I'm living mine, they sleep, eat, wo...... reply
If it were me, I would probably think "I should do it now or not do it at all". But coming out is not something you should put a deadline on. So, you can take your time doing it. If she is a dear friend you would see yourself leaning on in the future, I think you should slowly broach this subject. But if she continues to show hostility/hatred towar...... reply
It depends, like will this affect your friendship with them?i mean just be honest with them and if sharing your sexuality is important to you and if they aren't extremist then it could work out.it really depends on ppl but if it's a deal breaker to you then do what you want. reply
