God of gayness

Mortals throughout history looked to the gods for guidance, love, and acceptance regardless of sexuality. In this dive through history, we explore 52 immortals who enjoyed same-sex relationships.

The issue confronting us is two-pronged. Claiming for oneself a specific sexual orientation is assuredly a choice. The ever-growing sexual orientation-and-identity spectrum is a human construct—an ideology that purports to say something meaningful about our experiences of sexual attraction.

Check out the facts of these five gay gods, and their stories and myths. Who thought gods could be ancient LGBT representation?.

However, to debate the issue seriously and truthfully, we must seek an honest picture of what our opponents actually believe — working from what we think they believe is neither helpful nor respectful. All people, regardless of their story, are deeply and unconditionally loved by God, each created with profound dignity and worth, not one more than another. But, all people are also stricken with a terminal illness: sin.

A gay cupbearer on Mount Olympus? Male lovers in the Trojan War? While tolerance is often presented as a sign of civilization's progress, a reading of Greek mythology reveals greater acceptance of.

At the heart of the claim that the Bible is clear "that homosexuality is forbidden by God" is poor biblical scholarship and a cultural bias read into the Bible. For the last two decades, Pew Research Center has reported that one of the most enduring ethical issues across Christian traditions is sexual diversity. Although its unlikely that the biblical authors had any notion of sexual orientation for example, the term homosexual wasn't even coined until the late 19th century for many people of faith, the Bible is looked to for timeless guidance on what it means to honor God with our lives; and this most certainly includes our sexuality.

Discover mythology anew through the tales of the top ten gay Greek gods and their enduring legends.

This is especially obvious outside of the monotheistic religions. Reflecting what each culture sees in itself, the deities also reflect a range of interests, temperaments — and sexual preferences. Many pantheons, especially those from Classical Greece and Rome, China, India, South America and Oceania, feature prominent gods and goddesses who had homosexual relationships or adventures.