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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Is It a Sin to Be Gay?
By Dan Delzell , Special to CP
June 16, 2012|9:38 am
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There are few topics more emotionally charged in our society today than the hot potato of homosexuality. It is out of this intense emotion and pressure that some ministers have been persuaded to proclaim that homosexual behavior is no longer sinful. Most of the people who subscribe to this new doctrine have a close friend or relative who struggles with same-sex attraction. It is a highly personal matter for everyone in that situation.
The Bible itself is clear on issues such as lying, stealing, adultery, murder, homosexual behavior, gossip, and greed....just to name a few. For some reason, only one of these seven offenses is no longer a sin according to those ministers who claim fresh enlightenment on the subject.
So is it a sin to be gay, or not? That all depends on what you mean by "gay." There is a big difference between having sinful desires....and choosing to engage in sinful behavior. One makes you culpable....the other doesn't.
You have not sinned simply by having gay feelings. Those desires are the result of man's sinful condition. Gay desires do not make you a bigger sinner than anyone else. After all, you didn't wake up one day and choose to have gay feelings....and it is very likely that you resisted and fought against this unwanted desire when you first felt its awkward presence in your life.
Likewise, it is not a sin to feel drawn to engage in sex before marriage....or to be tempted to engage in sex with someone else's spouse....those inclinations are other examples of man's sinful condition. It is not a sin to be tempted. It is, of course, a sin to give into temptation.
In the midst of all the hoopla over homosexuality today, there remains one true and time-honored approach to sexuality which pleases our Creator. It is not a sin to have an innate opposite-sex attraction and a desire for marriage....that inclination is actually the natural desire which God created within us. God made marriage for one man and one woman. God is not the author of same-sex attraction, because God is not the author of desires which motivate and propel a person to sin
Why then do some people experience gay desires....while 95% of the population does not? That is a tough question to answer....and it's not like people haven't tried to piece together this perplexing puzzle. There are various theories on the subject. One thing is sure....we don't really have a satisfactory answer for why some, but not others.
Many people have overwhelming desires compelling them to commit one particular sin more than other sins. Those desires are part of our corrupt nature....our "sinful DNA" if you will. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, man's entire being has been messed up and far from perfection. We see this in the way his physical body slowly deteriorates and is vulnerable to disease....and ultimately death. We also see it in the way man's heart and mind are often inclined to pursue sinful actions which go against God's standards.
Did God create your sinful desires? No. God created your body, soul, and spirit to live for Him. You inherited your corrupt nature from your parents. In other words, it's like you were born with a faulty hard drive inside of you. You were not born in a state of spiritual or moral perfection. Your sinful desires flow out of your corrupt nature. That doesn't mean that everyone experiences the same sinful desires and the same intensity of temptation.
Is it fair that some people seem to experience much stronger temptations than others? No....perhaps not. But God has not promised that your temptations would be equal to or less than someone else's temptations. There are many factors and experiences which have contributed to producing your particular set of temptations. For example, the sins of others inside and outside your family certainly play a role in which desires you find the hardest to resist.
Faulty hard drives do not always create exactly the same issues in every computer that gets messed up. Your spiritual and mental capabilities are more spectacular than any computer, and yet, you still have issues. We all do. That's life on this planet....with sinful DNA passed down from parents to children. It is what it is....but that doesn't mean it is fair.
If you stop and think about it, life isn't always fair on other levels either. Many children are born into poverty, while others are not. Is that fair? Some teenagers have alcoholic or drug-addicted parents, while others do not. That doesn't seem fair. Why does cancer touch the lives of certain children, not to mention so many adults? We simply don't have all the answers to these troubling developments.
Most difficult situations such as these are in some way the result of sin being in the world, and in man. If there was no sin, there would be no disease. If there was no sin, there would be no poverty. If there was no sin, there would be no sinful desires to hold a grudge, worship false gods, or engage in sexual immorality.
That doesn't mean that your temptations are necessarily the result of some sin you committed. That is not always the case. Sometimes those desires just seem to pop up out of nowhere. It is similar to cancer in the body. Why is one person's physical DNA seemingly so susceptible to cancer, while another person can live 90 years without ever being diagnosed with it? It isn't fair. Gay feelings are just as mysterious, unfair and elusive in their origin.
God promises to assist anyone who looks to Him for help and for the forgiveness of their sins. God also gives His children this promise: "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." (1 Cor. 10:13)
Where we go wrong is to assume that just because we have a strong desire, it must have come from God. Look at all the wrong desires that don't come from God. Is it a godly desire to feel driven to take advantage of another person for your own benefit? Is it a godly desire to look down on people of another race? Is it a godly desire to want to make fun of someone who is different than you, such as someone who has gay feelings? And so on.
Same-sex attraction is a puzzling reality. Having never experienced it myself, I can only relate it to the strength of opposite-sex attraction which I and the other 95% of us experience. Our sexual desires are just about as powerful as any desire we experience as human beings. How are we to respond to these deep desires which often seem uncontrollable?
If the standard for our life is our feelings, then sexual attractions of almost any kind can be justified in our mind. If the standard for our life is the Word of God, then we will seek to live according to God's clear boundaries in the area of sexuality. Is homosexual behavior sinful? That is a biblical no-brainer, just like so many other offenses in Scripture. It is not even a close call....like the other six sins listed above, homosexual behavior is a slam dunk when evaluating its rightness or wrongness.
Imagine going into a courtroom to face a judge after being arrested for a particular offense. What if you told the judge, "But I didn't think my behavior was against the law your honor." Would your wrong assumption be enough for the judge to drop all charges against you? No....of course not.
If earthly judges are required to uphold the law and punish wrongdoers, how do you think God handles the cases of those who assumed they were right when in fact they were wrong? Well....His Word says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." (Proverbs 14:12) Some sincere ministers today are guilty of inviting people with gay feelings down a road that leads to death.
It's just as perilous as if those same ministers were telling thieves that God no longer condemns stealing. That sort of revisionist mumbo jumbo is nothing less than spiritual poison, even when the messenger seems loving and sincere. A common misstep these days is to naively confuse sincerity and empathy with truth. How warped our thinking has become....and it only digs a deeper hole for us than our corrupt nature has already produced within us.
Sin hasn't only effected our body and soul....it has corrupted our ability to reason spiritually. Sin produces spiritual insanity within us. That is actually one of the most damaging consequences of having a messed up hard drive inside of us.
To say that any one of the seven sins listed above is no longer sinful is to become conformed to the world rather than transformed by Christ. Those professing Christians who affirm the gay lifestyle are not acting in God's love when they promote this sinful behavior. They feel they are being loving and kind and tolerant, but true and eternal love never contradicts the Word of God. Christ's love places the Word of God above human feelings and emotions, even when it involves friends and relatives.
That is probably one of the toughest things about being a Christian....if only God's law didn't apply to our unsaved friends and loved ones....if only those close to us were exempt and could do it their own way with no eternal consequences....if only our gay friends or relatives were allowed by God to get away with sinning to their heart's content. Why does God's Word have to apply to everyone? Because it is from God....and that makes it the law of the universe.
We can go with emotion, which is unreliable....or with God's Word, which is perfect and unchanging. God's law does not bend just because we don't get it....or because we were misled by false information. We live in a world where millions of young people have been taught that everyone gets to define what is right and wrong in their own eyes. How many souls do you suppose have been deceived and damned by that pernicious doctrine? One of the many dangers of wrong doctrine is that it only increases sinful desires.
To assume that every desire I experience is something I deserve to have fulfilled is an extremely misguided assumption. The world does not revolve around me and my desires. It revolves around God and His inerrant Word, even when that Word tells me that some of my strongest desires come from my corrupt nature and not from Him. Jesus said, "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man unclean." (Matthew 15:19,20)
If you struggle with same-sex attraction, I wish there was a switch you could flip and make it instantly go away. I suspect you wish the same thing. As with other temptations which people face, the only cure is to confess our sinful behavior to Christ and ask Him to forgive us....and then by His power seek to resist those desires which are evil as we cling to those desires which are holy. Meditating on Scripture, prayer, and Christian fellowship are key ingredients to helping believers get on the road to recovery....no matter what temptations we find the toughest to overcome.
Can gay feelings be greatly diminished in a person's life? Yes indeed. As with other strong temptations, there are plenty of Christians today who have come through that tornado and who now live with relatively minor temptations in that area of their life.
For some, their recovery is related to alcohol....for others, it is connected to a spending addiction....and still others have found their temptation to pornography and sexual sin become much less than back when they were giving into those desires. Recovery is never easy....but it is going on all the time in the lives of disciples....in the midst of various temptations from one person to the next.
The first step to recovery is to understand the true nature of our desires and behavior. Once we accept that our sinful desires are indeed contrary to God's will and purpose, we are closer to asking Jesus to forgive all our sins and to help us everyday for the rest of our life.
If your strongest temptation has to do with gay feelings....or drunkenness....or pornography....or drugs....or revenge....or thoughts about adultery....or overspending....or jealously....there is only one cure. Jesus is the answer. He is bigger than any desire which threatens to defeat you. Our desires can only be brought under control by fixing our thoughts on Christ and His Word. Every other approach will result in defeat, after defeat, after defeat.
Is it a sin to have gay feelings....or to have the desire to hold a grudge....or the desire to get drunk? No. Those desires present themselves because of our sinful condition, and because of circumstances in our life. Sin happens when we in essence say, "To hell with God's requirements of me....I am my own god....and I will do it my way." That attitude has been man's biggest problem since his Fall in the garden....and man has continued to experience hellish desires within his heart ever since.
Years ago Billy Joel sang, "We Didn't Start the Fire." The truth is....we did start it....and Christ is the only one who can put it out in your life and mine. You can choose to curse God because of your strongest temptations....or you can throw yourself upon His mercy as you confess your sins to Him and surrender your desires to the cross.
Whatever you do, just don't assume that one moment of surrender to God will automatically make the sinful desires all go away. For many Christians, their strongest temptations remain at least a part of their experience for their entire life....and that includes Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction. They learn over time that whenever they give into that temptation just a little bit in their mind, that particular fire quickly blazes into flame once again. It is the most dangerous and difficult challenge in their entire life of discipleship....but God never leaves them to fight the battle on their own.
If Christ is your Savior, you can know that God is greater than any sinful desire you experience. If you choose to believe that, you will be on the road to recovery....and that road will one day lead you to heaven. Only in heaven will the hellish desires completely go away.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life....and He came to this earth to give His life for sinners like us. Your sinful desires, and your setbacks, will only define you if you choose to allow them to do so. In Christ, you really are a new creation. So go ahead and start using holy words to define your existence and your sexuality.
Whatever your strongest temptation, there is no need for you as a believer to wear a label which describes sinful desires, be it: "drunkard," "bigot," "adulterer," "slanderer," "gay," "greedy," etc. The New Testament never uses such labels to define disciples of Jesus. The real you is who you want to be, and how you want to live....as a Christian.
Aim high, and invite Jesus into your struggle with you....or aim low, and end up living in self-deception and self-destruction. Jesus never said it would be easy to live as one of his disciples...but He did promise to never leave or forsake his followers.
Don't fool yourself....either road you take is going to be incredibly challenging....whether you struggle to resist sinful desires as a forgiven sinner....or struggle with the strongholds that deliberate sinning places upon a person's body and soul. And always remember....only one road leads to paradise where there will never be even one unfulfilled desire. Wow! Try to grasp the beauty and magnitude of that coming reality for all who place their faith in Jesus and seek to do His will.
That is the path God paved for you when Christ died for your sins on the cross. Whether you accept His forgiveness and then walk on His path, or not, is up to you. Your direction and decision going forward begins right now.
I encourage you to spend some time considering the Lord's great love for you, especially if you have never done so. God's love begins to heal us from the inside out as we soak in the power and the wellspring of His amazing grace. Just because you and I have a messed-up hard drive doesn't mean we can't live a Spirit-filled life of peace and joy....even in the midst of the ongoing struggle. "For nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)
Dan Delzell is the pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Neb. He is a regular contributor to The Christian Post.
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June 16, 2012|9:38 am
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There are few topics more emotionally charged in our society today than the hot potato of homosexuality. It is out of this intense emotion and pressure that some ministers have been persuaded to proclaim that homosexual behavior is no longer sinful. Most of the people who subscribe to this new doctrine have a close friend or relative who struggles with same-sex attraction. It is a highly personal matter for everyone in that situation.
The Bible itself is clear on issues such as lying, stealing, adultery, murder, homosexual behavior, gossip, and greed....just to name a few. For some reason, only one of these seven offenses is no longer a sin according to those ministers who claim fresh enlightenment on the subject.
So is it a sin to be gay, or not? That all depends on what you mean by "gay." There is a big difference between having sinful desires....and choosing to engage in sinful behavior. One makes you culpable....the other doesn't.
You have not sinned simply by having gay feelings. Those desires are the result of man's sinful condition. Gay desires do not make you a bigger sinner than anyone else. After all, you didn't wake up one day and choose to have gay feelings....and it is very likely that you resisted and fought against this unwanted desire when you first felt its awkward presence in your life.
Likewise, it is not a sin to feel drawn to engage in sex before marriage....or to be tempted to engage in sex with someone else's spouse....those inclinations are other examples of man's sinful condition. It is not a sin to be tempted. It is, of course, a sin to give into temptation.
In the midst of all the hoopla over homosexuality today, there remains one true and time-honored approach to sexuality which pleases our Creator. It is not a sin to have an innate opposite-sex attraction and a desire for marriage....that inclination is actually the natural desire which God created within us. God made marriage for one man and one woman. God is not the author of same-sex attraction, because God is not the author of desires which motivate and propel a person to sin
Why then do some people experience gay desires....while 95% of the population does not? That is a tough question to answer....and it's not like people haven't tried to piece together this perplexing puzzle. There are various theories on the subject. One thing is sure....we don't really have a satisfactory answer for why some, but not others.
Many people have overwhelming desires compelling them to commit one particular sin more than other sins. Those desires are part of our corrupt nature....our "sinful DNA" if you will. Ever since Adam and Eve sinned, man's entire being has been messed up and far from perfection. We see this in the way his physical body slowly deteriorates and is vulnerable to disease....and ultimately death. We also see it in the way man's heart and mind are often inclined to pursue sinful actions which go against God's standards.
Did God create your sinful desires? No. God created your body, soul, and spirit to live for Him. You inherited your corrupt nature from your parents. In other words, it's like you were born with a faulty hard drive inside of you. You were not born in a state of spiritual or moral perfection. Your sinful desires flow out of your corrupt nature. That doesn't mean that everyone experiences the same sinful desires and the same intensity of temptation.
Is it fair that some people seem to experience much stronger temptations than others? No....perhaps not. But God has not promised that your temptations would be equal to or less than someone else's temptations. There are many factors and experiences which have contributed to producing your particular set of temptations. For example, the sins of others inside and outside your family certainly play a role in which desires you find the hardest to resist.
Faulty hard drives do not always create exactly the same issues in every computer that gets messed up. Your spiritual and mental capabilities are more spectacular than any computer, and yet, you still have issues. We all do. That's life on this planet....with sinful DNA passed down from parents to children. It is what it is....but that doesn't mean it is fair.
If you stop and think about it, life isn't always fair on other levels either. Many children are born into poverty, while others are not. Is that fair? Some teenagers have alcoholic or drug-addicted parents, while others do not. That doesn't seem fair. Why does cancer touch the lives of certain children, not to mention so many adults? We simply don't have all the answers to these troubling developments.
Most difficult situations such as these are in some way the result of sin being in the world, and in man. If there was no sin, there would be no disease. If there was no sin, there would be no poverty. If there was no sin, there would be no sinful desires to hold a grudge, worship false gods, or engage in sexual immorality.
That doesn't mean that your temptations are necessarily the result of some sin you committed. That is not always the case. Sometimes those desires just seem to pop up out of nowhere. It is similar to cancer in the body. Why is one person's physical DNA seemingly so susceptible to cancer, while another person can live 90 years without ever being diagnosed with it? It isn't fair. Gay feelings are just as mysterious, unfair and elusive in their origin.
God promises to assist anyone who looks to Him for help and for the forgiveness of their sins. God also gives His children this promise: "No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." (1 Cor. 10:13)
Where we go wrong is to assume that just because we have a strong desire, it must have come from God. Look at all the wrong desires that don't come from God. Is it a godly desire to feel driven to take advantage of another person for your own benefit? Is it a godly desire to look down on people of another race? Is it a godly desire to want to make fun of someone who is different than you, such as someone who has gay feelings? And so on.
Same-sex attraction is a puzzling reality. Having never experienced it myself, I can only relate it to the strength of opposite-sex attraction which I and the other 95% of us experience. Our sexual desires are just about as powerful as any desire we experience as human beings. How are we to respond to these deep desires which often seem uncontrollable?
If the standard for our life is our feelings, then sexual attractions of almost any kind can be justified in our mind. If the standard for our life is the Word of God, then we will seek to live according to God's clear boundaries in the area of sexuality. Is homosexual behavior sinful? That is a biblical no-brainer, just like so many other offenses in Scripture. It is not even a close call....like the other six sins listed above, homosexual behavior is a slam dunk when evaluating its rightness or wrongness.
Imagine going into a courtroom to face a judge after being arrested for a particular offense. What if you told the judge, "But I didn't think my behavior was against the law your honor." Would your wrong assumption be enough for the judge to drop all charges against you? No....of course not.
If earthly judges are required to uphold the law and punish wrongdoers, how do you think God handles the cases of those who assumed they were right when in fact they were wrong? Well....His Word says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." (Proverbs 14:12) Some sincere ministers today are guilty of inviting people with gay feelings down a road that leads to death.
It's just as perilous as if those same ministers were telling thieves that God no longer condemns stealing. That sort of revisionist mumbo jumbo is nothing less than spiritual poison, even when the messenger seems loving and sincere. A common misstep these days is to naively confuse sincerity and empathy with truth. How warped our thinking has become....and it only digs a deeper hole for us than our corrupt nature has already produced within us.
Sin hasn't only effected our body and soul....it has corrupted our ability to reason spiritually. Sin produces spiritual insanity within us. That is actually one of the most damaging consequences of having a messed up hard drive inside of us.
To say that any one of the seven sins listed above is no longer sinful is to become conformed to the world rather than transformed by Christ. Those professing Christians who affirm the gay lifestyle are not acting in God's love when they promote this sinful behavior. They feel they are being loving and kind and tolerant, but true and eternal love never contradicts the Word of God. Christ's love places the Word of God above human feelings and emotions, even when it involves friends and relatives.
That is probably one of the toughest things about being a Christian....if only God's law didn't apply to our unsaved friends and loved ones....if only those close to us were exempt and could do it their own way with no eternal consequences....if only our gay friends or relatives were allowed by God to get away with sinning to their heart's content. Why does God's Word have to apply to everyone? Because it is from God....and that makes it the law of the universe.
We can go with emotion, which is unreliable....or with God's Word, which is perfect and unchanging. God's law does not bend just because we don't get it....or because we were misled by false information. We live in a world where millions of young people have been taught that everyone gets to define what is right and wrong in their own eyes. How many souls do you suppose have been deceived and damned by that pernicious doctrine? One of the many dangers of wrong doctrine is that it only increases sinful desires.
To assume that every desire I experience is something I deserve to have fulfilled is an extremely misguided assumption. The world does not revolve around me and my desires. It revolves around God and His inerrant Word, even when that Word tells me that some of my strongest desires come from my corrupt nature and not from Him. Jesus said, "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man unclean." (Matthew 15:19,20)
If you struggle with same-sex attraction, I wish there was a switch you could flip and make it instantly go away. I suspect you wish the same thing. As with other temptations which people face, the only cure is to confess our sinful behavior to Christ and ask Him to forgive us....and then by His power seek to resist those desires which are evil as we cling to those desires which are holy. Meditating on Scripture, prayer, and Christian fellowship are key ingredients to helping believers get on the road to recovery....no matter what temptations we find the toughest to overcome.
Can gay feelings be greatly diminished in a person's life? Yes indeed. As with other strong temptations, there are plenty of Christians today who have come through that tornado and who now live with relatively minor temptations in that area of their life.
For some, their recovery is related to alcohol....for others, it is connected to a spending addiction....and still others have found their temptation to pornography and sexual sin become much less than back when they were giving into those desires. Recovery is never easy....but it is going on all the time in the lives of disciples....in the midst of various temptations from one person to the next.
The first step to recovery is to understand the true nature of our desires and behavior. Once we accept that our sinful desires are indeed contrary to God's will and purpose, we are closer to asking Jesus to forgive all our sins and to help us everyday for the rest of our life.
If your strongest temptation has to do with gay feelings....or drunkenness....or pornography....or drugs....or revenge....or thoughts about adultery....or overspending....or jealously....there is only one cure. Jesus is the answer. He is bigger than any desire which threatens to defeat you. Our desires can only be brought under control by fixing our thoughts on Christ and His Word. Every other approach will result in defeat, after defeat, after defeat.
Is it a sin to have gay feelings....or to have the desire to hold a grudge....or the desire to get drunk? No. Those desires present themselves because of our sinful condition, and because of circumstances in our life. Sin happens when we in essence say, "To hell with God's requirements of me....I am my own god....and I will do it my way." That attitude has been man's biggest problem since his Fall in the garden....and man has continued to experience hellish desires within his heart ever since.
Years ago Billy Joel sang, "We Didn't Start the Fire." The truth is....we did start it....and Christ is the only one who can put it out in your life and mine. You can choose to curse God because of your strongest temptations....or you can throw yourself upon His mercy as you confess your sins to Him and surrender your desires to the cross.
Whatever you do, just don't assume that one moment of surrender to God will automatically make the sinful desires all go away. For many Christians, their strongest temptations remain at least a part of their experience for their entire life....and that includes Christians who struggle with same-sex attraction. They learn over time that whenever they give into that temptation just a little bit in their mind, that particular fire quickly blazes into flame once again. It is the most dangerous and difficult challenge in their entire life of discipleship....but God never leaves them to fight the battle on their own.
If Christ is your Savior, you can know that God is greater than any sinful desire you experience. If you choose to believe that, you will be on the road to recovery....and that road will one day lead you to heaven. Only in heaven will the hellish desires completely go away.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life....and He came to this earth to give His life for sinners like us. Your sinful desires, and your setbacks, will only define you if you choose to allow them to do so. In Christ, you really are a new creation. So go ahead and start using holy words to define your existence and your sexuality.
Whatever your strongest temptation, there is no need for you as a believer to wear a label which describes sinful desires, be it: "drunkard," "bigot," "adulterer," "slanderer," "gay," "greedy," etc. The New Testament never uses such labels to define disciples of Jesus. The real you is who you want to be, and how you want to live....as a Christian.
Aim high, and invite Jesus into your struggle with you....or aim low, and end up living in self-deception and self-destruction. Jesus never said it would be easy to live as one of his disciples...but He did promise to never leave or forsake his followers.
Don't fool yourself....either road you take is going to be incredibly challenging....whether you struggle to resist sinful desires as a forgiven sinner....or struggle with the strongholds that deliberate sinning places upon a person's body and soul. And always remember....only one road leads to paradise where there will never be even one unfulfilled desire. Wow! Try to grasp the beauty and magnitude of that coming reality for all who place their faith in Jesus and seek to do His will.
That is the path God paved for you when Christ died for your sins on the cross. Whether you accept His forgiveness and then walk on His path, or not, is up to you. Your direction and decision going forward begins right now.
I encourage you to spend some time considering the Lord's great love for you, especially if you have never done so. God's love begins to heal us from the inside out as we soak in the power and the wellspring of His amazing grace. Just because you and I have a messed-up hard drive doesn't mean we can't live a Spirit-filled life of peace and joy....even in the midst of the ongoing struggle. "For nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)
Dan Delzell is the pastor of Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Neb. He is a regular contributor to The Christian Post.
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It is not ‘Queer’ to be Gay
Every person is sacred as a creation of God
By Michael Barrick
When I was a teenager in the early 1970s, the most influential person in my life was a man who is gay. Unfortunately, he was unable to be true to himself, for the organizations in which he had vital influence in my life – the high school Key Club, Explorer Scouts, and the Catholic Church – would have disqualified him from his leadership positions in each of these organizations had they learned he was “queer” (to repeat the mean and insulting word used to describe him and other LGBT people at the time).
Ellen Ball and Julia Rush of Hickory, N.C. advocate for the dignity of those in the LGBT community at a gathering in late May.
Photo courtesy of Ellen Ball.
He is anything but “queer.” In fact, the Webster’s definition of the word is, “strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint.” The only thing queer about him is that he demonstrated greater love to me than my own father did; he also was – and remains – the best listener I’ve ever known. He serves as a conscience, asking the right questions, offering gentle guidance when needed, but never judging the decisions I ultimately make. In short, some 40 years later, he remains one of my closest friends and a person I know that I can always confide in.
Of course, at the time we first came to be friends I did not know he was gay. I would not learn that for another 20 years, when finally determined to be true to himself, he “came out” to his family and friends. It was a tentative, incremental experience for him, for he was not sure how those who professed love for him would react. Rejection – whether expected or not – is very difficult to accept.
I will admit that at the time, I was not very kind to gay people. In fact, I had once subjected two friends who were gay to a video by the comedian Eddie Murphy that was highly vulgar and degraded gay people. I offended two of the people I loved the most without even realizing it. However, when my lifelong friend – who I met when he began his vocation as a priest in my parish in West Virginia – told me he was gay, I was confronted with some hard truths.
In short, my notions about gay people – and about what I interpreted the Bible to say about them – were simply blown away by the reality of the person standing before me. I had to repent and apologize. Thankfully, the nature of my friend – to be understanding and forgiving (just as his Christian faith requires of him) – preserved our friendship, even through those first 20 years when I would, without realizing it, hurt his feelings with an offhand remark that I thought was funny but that he found cruel. Of course, he was correct. My words were cruel. Indeed, the fact that he was able to overlook my behavior points to the power of Christ. My friend and mentor could easily have ended our friendship. Instead, he took the opportunity of this new revelation to strengthen our relationship as we began a dialogue about sexuality that continues still.
It is a shame it took 20 years for me to learn the truth. However, the consequences for my friend’s decision were as he anticipated – while he was now “free” in the sense of being true to himself, he was also free from employment and acceptance by people that he thought loved him. It was a high price to pay for being true to one’s self.
Sadly, little has changed during these past 20 years. From frightening and fiery sermons by preachers wanting to confine gay people to concentration camps and voters in various states prohibiting gay people from enjoying the same rights that the rest of us enjoy, it is clear that many in our communities still think those in the LGBT community are “queer.” It really is no different than calling a black person “nigger.” It is meant as a derogatory term purposely designed to dehumanize the person. With that accomplished, bullying is sanctioned. So, yet today, gay people have genuine reasons for being fearful.
This is especially true for teenagers. When I was a teacher at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, N.C., I chaired the school’s Human Relations Committee. Beyond any question, the most pressing problem was bullying of children who were gay – or perceived to be – by others within the student body. Unfortunately, this behavior was tolerated by the administration and at least one male guidance counselor in particular. In fact, in one instance, a student came back to my room in tears after a visit to the counselor, who had essentially ridiculed the student for daring to voice concerns about his safety. He was belittled and his concerns dismissed by the very person he should have been able to count upon for understanding. Sadly, peers were no more accepting. In fact, there were some students who were simply cruel and did act out on their prejudice by assaulting gays or those perceived to be in restrooms and other isolated areas on school grounds.
This ongoing reality has been expertly captured in the play “A Service for Jeremy Wong” by West Virginia playwright Dan Kehde. I saw the play performed in Charleston, W.Va. in March 2011 and spent several hours with Mr. Kehde, discussing the play and others he has written. While his plays are not always designed to entertain, they certainly always challenge conventional thinking. With a very raw realism, Kehde explores taboo topics such as sexuality. Indeed, his writing is so powerful that the actors, after the performances, are often in tears. After one such performance, I asked a young actor why he was so moved. He said simply, “Until I read the script and got up here to do this part, I didn’t realize how I was hurting my gay friends with my joking.”
The plot of the play, though fictional, could be right out of the news. Jeremy Wong, a 15-year-old student, is savagely beaten to death by two classmates. The play’s title comes from the question that the student council and entire student body struggle with – should they hold a memorial service for Jeremy? The students are torn. Old prejudices boil to the surface. Students begin to question the values they’ve been taught at home and at church. Some think that because he was gay, he is not entitled to a memorial. Others, after some serious soul searching, conclude that Jeremy deserves a memorial simply because every human life is sacred. Through a series of monologues by the characters, we are offered insight into the hearts and souls of teens, their parents, their teachers and the community struggling with the obvious contradiction present – their faith has taught them to love, yet a crime motivated by vicious hate is based in that same faith. At least one of the murderers justifies his crime in a jumbled set of beliefs that include his understanding of Christianity. Jeremy, in short, had it coming to him because he was queer.
Unbelievably, that mindset is still accepted. That is what makes the play so powerful and poignant – it is based in truth. That was made obvious by the emotional – and unexpected – reactions that the actors had in response to performing the play. It was also evident from the stunned silence that greets the closing curtain. Though moved to tears in many cases, the audience members are hesitant to applaud. That they have seen a great play and acting is unmistakable; yet, the sobering questions left unanswered as the curtain closes forces those in the audience to examine their own consciences, causing a strange silence until the cast appears. Rather than applause, quiet conversations are held across the theater as the actors mix with the audience. Emotionally exhausted, the audience and cast quietly shuffle out of the theater, undeniably questioning some long-held beliefs or grieving over the all-too-real plot.
For so many teenagers today, that story is their life plot as well. Far too many are struggling with their sexuality and with letting others know about it because they fear – understandably – that those who should love and accept them unconditionally will reject them upon learning that they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Such rejection can be devastating. To be rejected by one’s family, friends and faith is more than most people can withstand. It takes tremendous courage and fortitude to remain true to one’s self. It is essential to remember that all humans are made in the image of God and are therefore sacred. No person can rob another of their dignity without the second person’s consent. However, the person who determines that he or she has value as a creation of God has the upper hand. Once one realizes their value comes in Christ, not through another’s opinion or characterization of them, one cannot be robbed of dignity.
Once a person is secure in his or her own dignity, then a civil dialogue becomes much more likely. That is because, though emotions and feelings will be at the surface, the person who has accepted himself or herself as created by God will also be more able and willing to accept those who seek to condemn them for their “lifestyle choice.” In short, honesty and openness about the subject will go a long way to ensuring that dignity and God’s grace and love are present in the dialogue and relationships.
Many people will quote the Bible to condemn an individual who admits to being gay. However, that is not new. The Bible has been used for centuries to justify all sorts of beliefs that run contrary to the overall biblical narrative; in short, they take scripture out of context to bully those with whom they disagree. The only response to such behavior is to consider the overall message of the Bible – all people are made in the image of God and are therefore sacred.
It would be tempting to think that people who try to “save” somebody from being gay is being hateful. Sadly, in some cases that is true. Generally though, most people are simply ignorant. That is not meant as an insult. All that means is that those people don’t have enough facts. So, though it is going to be quite difficult, the gay person will need to reach out and acknowledge that some people just can’t deal with knowing somebody is gay – until they actually purposely associate with a person they know to be gay. Familiarity is the first step. We all know it is much harder to be cruel to someone we actually know and will likely see regularly. There are ways to reach loved ones without being mean or hateful, though it will require tremendous patience and creativity. Perhaps like Martin Luther King Jr. did in his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, one can simply hold up a Bible to their family, friends and church family and say, metaphorically (or sometimes directly), “This book commands us to love one another and not to judge. Let us use those two principles as a starting point for a discussion about sexuality.”
This is what my friend did. He knows I read the Bible regularly and, despite myself, I do my best to “do onto others as I would have them do onto me.” That is, live by the Golden Rule. His example is a model for all of us – gay or straight. Ideally, family and friends will respond with unconditional love and acceptance to the person who reveals that he or she is a member of the LGBT community. It is more likely, however, that a range of reactions will occur – from outright rejection to a slow, painful acceptance. That is why, like my friend, gay people, whether in high school or retired, need to set the example. Fair or not (and it’s not), the gay person is going to have to accept the responsibility of responding to both rejection and acceptance with the same spirit – love. After all, very few people like change. Hearing that one’s child is gay may be the biggest surprise of a parent’s life. Demonstrating that there is nothing “queer” about being gay through unconditional and continued love and patience to those reluctant to accept the truth will, eventually, win over most of the doubters. Still, the reality is that some people simply won’t accept the news. Again, though, the views of others are not how we should define ourselves.
This is the message I shared with my students when teaching in high school and at the community college level. It is also the message I’ve shared with our two children, now both approaching the age of 30. It is also the message I plan to teach our granddaughter as she grows up. Amazingly, even as I taught this fundamental message of human dignity, I was also trying to rob people of their dignity because of my prejudice against gay people. Yet, by God’s grace, a man was placed in my life 40 years ago that helped me reconcile the opposing views.
God will do the same through anyone who is willing. What a wonderful opportunity for a young person to influence a parent, teacher, elder or peer. It won’t be easy. And, it might take 20 years – or more. It is worth it though. Jesus has been calling upon his people to love and not judge for 2,000 years and hasn’t given up yet. Neither can we. Too much is at stake.
© Michael Barrick, 2012.
By Michael Barrick
When I was a teenager in the early 1970s, the most influential person in my life was a man who is gay. Unfortunately, he was unable to be true to himself, for the organizations in which he had vital influence in my life – the high school Key Club, Explorer Scouts, and the Catholic Church – would have disqualified him from his leadership positions in each of these organizations had they learned he was “queer” (to repeat the mean and insulting word used to describe him and other LGBT people at the time).
Ellen Ball and Julia Rush of Hickory, N.C. advocate for the dignity of those in the LGBT community at a gathering in late May.
Photo courtesy of Ellen Ball.
He is anything but “queer.” In fact, the Webster’s definition of the word is, “strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint.” The only thing queer about him is that he demonstrated greater love to me than my own father did; he also was – and remains – the best listener I’ve ever known. He serves as a conscience, asking the right questions, offering gentle guidance when needed, but never judging the decisions I ultimately make. In short, some 40 years later, he remains one of my closest friends and a person I know that I can always confide in.
Of course, at the time we first came to be friends I did not know he was gay. I would not learn that for another 20 years, when finally determined to be true to himself, he “came out” to his family and friends. It was a tentative, incremental experience for him, for he was not sure how those who professed love for him would react. Rejection – whether expected or not – is very difficult to accept.
I will admit that at the time, I was not very kind to gay people. In fact, I had once subjected two friends who were gay to a video by the comedian Eddie Murphy that was highly vulgar and degraded gay people. I offended two of the people I loved the most without even realizing it. However, when my lifelong friend – who I met when he began his vocation as a priest in my parish in West Virginia – told me he was gay, I was confronted with some hard truths.
In short, my notions about gay people – and about what I interpreted the Bible to say about them – were simply blown away by the reality of the person standing before me. I had to repent and apologize. Thankfully, the nature of my friend – to be understanding and forgiving (just as his Christian faith requires of him) – preserved our friendship, even through those first 20 years when I would, without realizing it, hurt his feelings with an offhand remark that I thought was funny but that he found cruel. Of course, he was correct. My words were cruel. Indeed, the fact that he was able to overlook my behavior points to the power of Christ. My friend and mentor could easily have ended our friendship. Instead, he took the opportunity of this new revelation to strengthen our relationship as we began a dialogue about sexuality that continues still.
It is a shame it took 20 years for me to learn the truth. However, the consequences for my friend’s decision were as he anticipated – while he was now “free” in the sense of being true to himself, he was also free from employment and acceptance by people that he thought loved him. It was a high price to pay for being true to one’s self.
Sadly, little has changed during these past 20 years. From frightening and fiery sermons by preachers wanting to confine gay people to concentration camps and voters in various states prohibiting gay people from enjoying the same rights that the rest of us enjoy, it is clear that many in our communities still think those in the LGBT community are “queer.” It really is no different than calling a black person “nigger.” It is meant as a derogatory term purposely designed to dehumanize the person. With that accomplished, bullying is sanctioned. So, yet today, gay people have genuine reasons for being fearful.
This is especially true for teenagers. When I was a teacher at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, N.C., I chaired the school’s Human Relations Committee. Beyond any question, the most pressing problem was bullying of children who were gay – or perceived to be – by others within the student body. Unfortunately, this behavior was tolerated by the administration and at least one male guidance counselor in particular. In fact, in one instance, a student came back to my room in tears after a visit to the counselor, who had essentially ridiculed the student for daring to voice concerns about his safety. He was belittled and his concerns dismissed by the very person he should have been able to count upon for understanding. Sadly, peers were no more accepting. In fact, there were some students who were simply cruel and did act out on their prejudice by assaulting gays or those perceived to be in restrooms and other isolated areas on school grounds.
This ongoing reality has been expertly captured in the play “A Service for Jeremy Wong” by West Virginia playwright Dan Kehde. I saw the play performed in Charleston, W.Va. in March 2011 and spent several hours with Mr. Kehde, discussing the play and others he has written. While his plays are not always designed to entertain, they certainly always challenge conventional thinking. With a very raw realism, Kehde explores taboo topics such as sexuality. Indeed, his writing is so powerful that the actors, after the performances, are often in tears. After one such performance, I asked a young actor why he was so moved. He said simply, “Until I read the script and got up here to do this part, I didn’t realize how I was hurting my gay friends with my joking.”
The plot of the play, though fictional, could be right out of the news. Jeremy Wong, a 15-year-old student, is savagely beaten to death by two classmates. The play’s title comes from the question that the student council and entire student body struggle with – should they hold a memorial service for Jeremy? The students are torn. Old prejudices boil to the surface. Students begin to question the values they’ve been taught at home and at church. Some think that because he was gay, he is not entitled to a memorial. Others, after some serious soul searching, conclude that Jeremy deserves a memorial simply because every human life is sacred. Through a series of monologues by the characters, we are offered insight into the hearts and souls of teens, their parents, their teachers and the community struggling with the obvious contradiction present – their faith has taught them to love, yet a crime motivated by vicious hate is based in that same faith. At least one of the murderers justifies his crime in a jumbled set of beliefs that include his understanding of Christianity. Jeremy, in short, had it coming to him because he was queer.
Unbelievably, that mindset is still accepted. That is what makes the play so powerful and poignant – it is based in truth. That was made obvious by the emotional – and unexpected – reactions that the actors had in response to performing the play. It was also evident from the stunned silence that greets the closing curtain. Though moved to tears in many cases, the audience members are hesitant to applaud. That they have seen a great play and acting is unmistakable; yet, the sobering questions left unanswered as the curtain closes forces those in the audience to examine their own consciences, causing a strange silence until the cast appears. Rather than applause, quiet conversations are held across the theater as the actors mix with the audience. Emotionally exhausted, the audience and cast quietly shuffle out of the theater, undeniably questioning some long-held beliefs or grieving over the all-too-real plot.
For so many teenagers today, that story is their life plot as well. Far too many are struggling with their sexuality and with letting others know about it because they fear – understandably – that those who should love and accept them unconditionally will reject them upon learning that they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Such rejection can be devastating. To be rejected by one’s family, friends and faith is more than most people can withstand. It takes tremendous courage and fortitude to remain true to one’s self. It is essential to remember that all humans are made in the image of God and are therefore sacred. No person can rob another of their dignity without the second person’s consent. However, the person who determines that he or she has value as a creation of God has the upper hand. Once one realizes their value comes in Christ, not through another’s opinion or characterization of them, one cannot be robbed of dignity.
Once a person is secure in his or her own dignity, then a civil dialogue becomes much more likely. That is because, though emotions and feelings will be at the surface, the person who has accepted himself or herself as created by God will also be more able and willing to accept those who seek to condemn them for their “lifestyle choice.” In short, honesty and openness about the subject will go a long way to ensuring that dignity and God’s grace and love are present in the dialogue and relationships.
Many people will quote the Bible to condemn an individual who admits to being gay. However, that is not new. The Bible has been used for centuries to justify all sorts of beliefs that run contrary to the overall biblical narrative; in short, they take scripture out of context to bully those with whom they disagree. The only response to such behavior is to consider the overall message of the Bible – all people are made in the image of God and are therefore sacred.
It would be tempting to think that people who try to “save” somebody from being gay is being hateful. Sadly, in some cases that is true. Generally though, most people are simply ignorant. That is not meant as an insult. All that means is that those people don’t have enough facts. So, though it is going to be quite difficult, the gay person will need to reach out and acknowledge that some people just can’t deal with knowing somebody is gay – until they actually purposely associate with a person they know to be gay. Familiarity is the first step. We all know it is much harder to be cruel to someone we actually know and will likely see regularly. There are ways to reach loved ones without being mean or hateful, though it will require tremendous patience and creativity. Perhaps like Martin Luther King Jr. did in his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, one can simply hold up a Bible to their family, friends and church family and say, metaphorically (or sometimes directly), “This book commands us to love one another and not to judge. Let us use those two principles as a starting point for a discussion about sexuality.”
This is what my friend did. He knows I read the Bible regularly and, despite myself, I do my best to “do onto others as I would have them do onto me.” That is, live by the Golden Rule. His example is a model for all of us – gay or straight. Ideally, family and friends will respond with unconditional love and acceptance to the person who reveals that he or she is a member of the LGBT community. It is more likely, however, that a range of reactions will occur – from outright rejection to a slow, painful acceptance. That is why, like my friend, gay people, whether in high school or retired, need to set the example. Fair or not (and it’s not), the gay person is going to have to accept the responsibility of responding to both rejection and acceptance with the same spirit – love. After all, very few people like change. Hearing that one’s child is gay may be the biggest surprise of a parent’s life. Demonstrating that there is nothing “queer” about being gay through unconditional and continued love and patience to those reluctant to accept the truth will, eventually, win over most of the doubters. Still, the reality is that some people simply won’t accept the news. Again, though, the views of others are not how we should define ourselves.
This is the message I shared with my students when teaching in high school and at the community college level. It is also the message I’ve shared with our two children, now both approaching the age of 30. It is also the message I plan to teach our granddaughter as she grows up. Amazingly, even as I taught this fundamental message of human dignity, I was also trying to rob people of their dignity because of my prejudice against gay people. Yet, by God’s grace, a man was placed in my life 40 years ago that helped me reconcile the opposing views.
God will do the same through anyone who is willing. What a wonderful opportunity for a young person to influence a parent, teacher, elder or peer. It won’t be easy. And, it might take 20 years – or more. It is worth it though. Jesus has been calling upon his people to love and not judge for 2,000 years and hasn’t given up yet. Neither can we. Too much is at stake.
© Michael Barrick, 2012.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
PINOY GAY SHOWBIZ ICONS
Filipinos as we are, are so intimate with the stars locally and abroad.Sabi pa nga nila "maka showbiz!" We want to get and know the trend.
Well, one of the well-talked are closet gays in the Philippine show business! Take a look at these pictures as they are rumored GAYS!
Ang sweet nila! Rumors spread like wildfire that these are couple!
HINDI SYA BAKLA! KUYA NIYA TOH!
RUMORED! HOW TRUE?!
I hope they are not gays! SAYANG NAMAN!
Same Sex Relationship Pictures
Same sex relationship involves two people who found love with the same gender because they understand each other better. Love is about acceptance and contentment; no one has the right to dictate what really love is and to whom to give it because after all LOVE is universal.
Well, enjoy some pictures here found on the net compiled just for you!
I hope this one is not fake!
Well, enjoy some pictures here found on the net compiled just for you!
I hope this one is not fake!
Sincere gay hug! I need one!
MWAH!
Getting married huh?!
How sweet? in the public!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Deciphering the Filipino Gay Lingo
Gay men in the Philippines, especially those who are out, speak to each other using a colorful language that they invented, mixing English, Tagalog, Visayan, and sometimes even Japanese. Those who would hear (or read) Filipino gay slang for the first time feel like they are deciphering a Da Vinci Code.
Just like any slang, Filipino gay lingo started out with replacing certain words with another term. For example, we say "award" instead of "embarrassed." They say "bet" instead of "boy crush." Eventually, gays learn to speak with a colorful vocabulary, using certain key rules:
The J Law - Replacing the first letter of a word with "J."
Example:
Jowa - Asawa (husband, boyfriend)
Jonta - Punta (to go to a place)
Jubis - Obese
The KY/ NY Law - Replacing the first letter with "Ky" or "Ny."
Example:
Kyota - Bata (Children)
Nyorts - A pair of shorts
The Name Game - Replacing a word with a name (usually that of a celebrity) that sounds like it.
Example:
Julie Yap-Daza - Huli (to get caught)
Gelli de Belen - Jealous
Carmi Martin - Karma
Tom Jones - Tomguts or gutom (hungry)
Plus - Adding an extra syllable, extra letters, or extra words to create a different word.
Example:
Crayola - Cry
Thunder Cats - Tanda (an old person; the slang is often called to an old gay man)
Pagoda Cold Wave Lotion - Pagod (tired)
The use of gay lingo was first used to avoid having other people hear what you are talking about, especially when it comes to sex. This is also a means of defying the cultural norms and creating an identity of their own.
Gay speak evolves really fast, with obsolete words and phrases being rewritten and replaced especially when non-gays learn what it means. Saying "Ano'ng happening" (What are your plans for tonight) would make you associated with the 1980s.
This language defines the Philippine gay culture, and it would probably stay that way for quite a while.
Here are some sample of Filipino game songs translated in gay lingo!
Bubukesh and floweret ~ Bubuka ang bulaklak (the flower will open)
Jojosok ang reynabelz ~ Papasok ang reyna (the queen will enter)
Shochurva ang chacha ~ Sasayaw ng chacha (she willl dance chacha)
Pa jempot jempot fah ~ Pa kembot kembot pa (with swinging hips)
Boom tiyayavush chenes ~ Boom ti yah yah
Song Title: Pen Pen de Sarapen ~ Rhyming chant like eenie meenie miney mo
Pen pen de chorvaloo ~ Pen pen de sarapen
De kemerloo de eklavoo ~ De kutsilyo, de almasen (kutsilyo=knife, almasen=warehouse)
Hao hao de chenelyn de big yuten ~ Haw, haw de karabaw de batuten (karabaw=water buffalo, batuten=stinky)
Sfriti dapat iipit ~ Sipit namimilipit (claws that pinch)
Goldness filak chumochorva ~ Ginto`t pilak namumulaklak (gold and silver flourishing)
Sa tabi ng chenes ~ Sa tabi ng dagat (next to the sea)
Shoyang fula, talong na fula ~ Sayang pula, tatlong pera (red skirt, three pesos)
Shoyang fute, talong na mafute ~ Sayang puti, tatlong salapi (white skirt, three pesos)
Chuk chak chenes, namo uz ek ~ Sawsaw sa suka, mahuli ay taya (dip in vinegar, last is out)
Song Title: Tagu-taguan (hide and seek)
Shogu-shoguan ~ Tagu-taguan (hide and seek)
Ning ning galore ang buwan ~ Kabilugan ng buwan (fullmoon)
Pagcounting ng krompu ~ Pagbilang ng sampu (after i count to ten)
Naka-shogu na kayey ~ Nakatago na kayo (you're already hidden)
Jisa ~ isa (one)
Krolawa ~ dalawa (two)
Shotlo ~ tatlo (three)
Kyopat ~ apat (four)
Jima ~ lima (five)
Kyonim ~ anim (six)
Nyotert ~ pito (seven)
Walochi ~ walo (eight)
Syamert ~ siyam (nine)
Krompu ~ sampu t(en)
Mga beki, andetrax na si atashi ~ Mga bata, andyan na ako! (kids, I'm coming!)
GAY LINGO SAMPLE:
Tom Jones ang mga bekla kaya gora ever sa mall para lumafang. Una nilang jonta ang nyudkort, kaya lang maraming utaw. Go naman sa Nyorbaks, kaya lang can't afford pala ang drama ng iba. Sey nga ni Kimberly, Mahalia Mendez daw ng kape, juwi na lang siya later para mag-Nescafe. Warla ngayon si Georgette, ang Rica Boom Boom ng federasyon. Tom Cruise na talaga siya't wai na patience, kaya shuwag ever siya sa kanyang chimini ah ah. "Yaya, dalhin mo ditech ang anda," sey ng bakla.
Translation:
"The gays are very hungry so they went to the mall to eat. First they went to the food court, but there's a lot of people. Then they went to Starbucks but most of them can't afford the price. Kimberly said that coffee is expensive, that's why she'll just drink Nescafe at home. Georgette is not present, the prettiest of all gay. She was too hungry and was very impatient that's why she called her maid. "Yaya, bring the food here" says the gay."
Baboo!
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