Sexual abuse on anyone is devastating. For heterosexual boys and men not struggling with any kind of same-sex confusion, male sexual abuse can lead to extreme psychological and emotional trauma.

More and more LGBTQ+ individuals are turning to the church, seeking truth and healing from the life they were promised. Yet, too often, they are met with rejection or get referred elsewhere.

Childhood sexual abuse leaves devastating, long-lasting effects. At the age of six, Wynn Thompson suffered a brutal gang-rape, then was a teen, he was assaulted again by an adult woman.

Dean Greer was raised as a pastor's kid. But nobody knew that he was struggling with same sex attraction, and eventually the pressure drove him to rebel and pursue a gay lifestyle for several years.

In part two of this interview, special guest Kathy Grace Duncan continues her story of de-transition as a former transgender man.

In part one 1, special guest Kathy Grace Duncan describes her experience living for years as a transgender man, discovering all the empty promises the trans life style never delivered on.

Like so many once Orthodox institutions, the United Methodist Church is going through a major schism, with the most public issue being human sexuality and identity.

Mainline denominations around the world have gone through schisms and splits. Divergent views on human sexuality and LGBTQ+ identity are often two of the most prominent and public areas of division.

As Christians, sanctification—the process of becoming more like Christ—can leave us feeling weary and impatient. Moral failures, or new revelations of not measuring up, can be discouraging.

Even in churches, buzzwords like 'conversion therapy' or 'pray the gay away' have been used to slander and minimize much needed counseling for people struggling with their own sexuality.