Gay Vs Catholic Research Paper

Being gay and Catholic is like enjoying mustard and coffee. While individually both pleasing, when mixed together not as appealing. My faith, an essential part of myself, is ingrained into my DNA and after what seemed like a lifetime of suppression, I also discovered inherent in myself was an attraction to women. Whether I’d like to admit it or not, growing up as a devout Catholic at times made it seem as if this aspect was unacceptable. I remember one day on the playground listening to a friend recall a bible story of God flooding a town filled with “filthy” gays and sinners. In seeking guidance from a counselor my troubles only worsened. While she wasn’t from my church, she appeared to be a woman of faith. She comforted me and genuinely cared for my grievances. However, as she proceeded to remedy my thoughts she explained how a lesbian woman at her church was “fixed” and inferred I ought to try the same method.
I cannot say I didn’t try and find the same resources that this woman used, but after a period of self acceptance, I realized that this behavior was unacceptable and it’d be unfair for anyone else to have the same experiences.
So I have slowly began to come out to church members in hopes that they will change their mindsets of me, a friend invested in almost every ministry imaginable outside of the clergy. In addition, I worked for the Hillary Clinton campaign and although we did not succeed, I take pride in working for a person who changed their stance on same-sex marriage as the difference between equitable and equal became clear and against a the ticket’s vice president who promoted the idea of using taxpayers dollars for conversion
therapy.