Jesus hung out with outcasts and sinners because they weren't pretending to be anything other than who they were. He had the courage to be himself, consistently in every interaction - whether it was a leper or a temple leader, a fisherman or a rich young ruler. He was true to who he was - always and everywhere, and that's what he calls us to do. To follow Jesus means that we've got to be real. Jesus didn't only command us to love God, one another, and ourselves. He showed us how: by being himself, by being real, whether he was accepting the cheers of the palm-waving crowd or later hanging on the cross, questioning God and forgiving those who jeered him. His message stayed the same: Be true to who you are, knowing the cost. How else can you worship the Creator of all being, the great 'I am,' except by being the person that God created you to be?I’ve been convinced that LGBT Christians have a special role to play in teaching the church how to be Christian.

Christians who tell each other the truth. 
Christians who confess our sins and forgive our enemies. Christians who embrace our neighbors.
 Christians who sit together in our pain, and in our healing, and wait for resurrection.