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LGBT Issues and the Church: Problems With a ‘Gay Christian’ Identity
This is part one of an ongoing series on problematic trends in the church regarding LGBT issues.
There’s a movement in Christian circles where those struggling with queer attractions identify themselves with terms enjoy “gay Christian” or “gay celibate Christian.”
Others use terms fond of “sexual minority Christians,” “queer Christian” or even “trans Christian.”
Many who describe themselves this way – but by no means all – say they are embracing chastity or celibacy and going after a relationship with Christ. That is, they believe the historic, biblical Christian sexual ethic, that God created humans male and female, and sexual utterance is reserved for the marriage connection of a husband and wife.
A number of Christian writers and ministries hold adopted this nomenclature, with some of them training churches and other ministries to follow their lead.
Focus on the Family does not believe these terms are biblical or helpful for same-sex-attracted strugglers. Although these groups and individuals hold to biblical teaching that trans and homosexual lust and behavior are wrong, they lose to practice
List of Homosexual terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A synonyms used to explain people who possess a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as adequately as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who exposure romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also operate terms such as gay, bi, woman-loving woman, straight and gay in conjunction with asexual to portray the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who exposure a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of passionate and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace, aromantic, aro, demi, grey, and abro. People may also employ terms such as gay,
Sexual health for homosexual and bisexual men
Having unprotected penetrative sex is the most likely way to pass on a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Using a condom helps preserve against HIV and lowers the risk of getting many other STIs.
If you’re a man having sex with men (MSM), without condoms and with someone novel, you should have an STI and HIV check every 3 months, otherwise, it should be at least once a year. This can be done at a sexual health clinic (SHC) or genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic. This is important, as some STIs do not generate any symptoms.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a liver infection that's spread by a virus in poo.
Hepatitis A is uncommon in the UK but you can receive it through sex, including oral-anal sex ("rimming") and giving oral sex after anal sex. MSM with multiple partners are particularly at risk. You can also get it through contaminated food and drink.
Symptoms of hepatitis A can arrive up to 8 weeks after sex and contain tiredness and feeling sick (nausea).
Hepatitis A is not usually life-threatening and most people make a entire recovery within a couple of months.
MSM can dodge getting hepatitis A by:
- washing hands after se
Injecting drugs
Sometimes people inject crystal meth and mephedrone. With this there is an increased risk of infections and viruses like HIV and HEP A&B. To minimise your risk never share needles.
Set Group Rules
Agree in advance, and while sober, what sex you want to have – and don’t want to have. Construct sure everyone is in deal about what is going to happen and respect others boundaries.
Safer Sex?
Be upfront about the type of sex you want to have – including if you want to use condoms. – and bring safer sex materials with you. Not using condoms can put you at uncertainty of STIs, and people on certain drugs may have rougher sex increasing the risk of bleeding and infection.
PrEP
PrEP is a drug which, when taken correctly, prevents you from contracting HIV. If you are going to have unproteced sex with muliple partners and under the impact of drugs – PrEP could be beneficial in limiting your risk of HIV infection.
Other substances?
You should avoid mixing drugs, with alcohol and any other drugs and never mix poppers with erectile drugs like Viagra – please check out our communication on dosing for more counsel o