I consider myself an ally, but still feel I can do more. I love my LGBTQ+ friends and family. You are seen, you are heard. I will fight until my last breath for you. You are flesh and blood, a human being. You deserve all the love and respect..

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  1. I would say that posts like yours are very helpful, because I belong to a minority also. When people write something about their autistic friends, I feel sheer joy. To know that there are allies is effing comforting.

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  2. They hate you, because they don’t have the strength or courage of you. To stand in their own truth, and be who they are in the face of adversity, negativity, toxicity, judgment and hate. They don’t have the bravery to take it onβ€”even for another, if not themselves

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  3. Jesus says nothing about homosexuality. But his two Great Commandments to disciples both begin with the word "Love" (the noun form is agape). As a disciple, I wll always err on the side of love.

    BTW St. John the Evangelist also uses the Greek word for affection (philia) in the context of love.

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