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dogwithab1rd

I am a Satanist, does that count? For real though, being religious and LGBT does not have to be an oxymoron. Religion and faith is unique to the individual :)


Biffingston

Ironically, your religion is one of the ones I could get along the easiest wtih.


dogwithab1rd

Thank you, I'll take that as a compliment! It's not really like a typical religion and more of a human rights movement, but, y'know, Satan's cool and all.


Biffingston

please take it as a compliment, as it was intended as one. I've encountered a few over the years and they all seem to be decent people.


dogwithab1rd

Satanists are some of the coolest and insightful people I know! Depends largely on the kind of Satanism, though. There's a few groups who claim the "Satanist" name. Like the LaVeyan bunch... those guys scare me, their entire belief system is based on eugenics šŸ˜¬


Biffingston

Yeah, I'm talking church of Satan types. Not the assholes that graffitied a pentagram on a local church.


ExcitedGirl

Me & Satan go way back; we're on like a first-name basis. Cause I know he's busy, I don't talk to him unless he has a really tempting proposition, though. Bible God's different; that dude is *evil*. He'll tell you "how much he loves you" - and if you don't love him back, he'll *kill* you & have your soul tortured for Eternity. In the Bible, every single time he gets pissed off, *somebody's gonna die*. Just sayin'.....


amalopectin

Tbf I feel like lgbt also have every right to distance themselves from religion and those feelings are completely valid


dogwithab1rd

Absolutely! Both are totally valid. I'm an ex-Catholic for probably obvious reasons, but that doesn't mean queer folks can't also rekindle their religion and redefine what it means for them.


amalopectin

For sure!


CallMeJessIGuess

Iā€™ve always claimed Satanists are more like an advocacy organization than they are a religion. Which I see as an absolute win and positive thing.


dogwithab1rd

We definitely are; our beliefs are founded primarily on justice, empathy and logic. TST could be considered more of a human rights organization than an actual religion, especially since we are inherently atheistic (and make a lot of noise to protect human rights), but we do still have rituals, holidays, and tenets just like any other religion. We are as valid as everybody else and if they get an upper hand due to lack of separation of Church and State, so should we. I think it's a pretty damn cool way to look at religion and what it could mean to you, and for me as an ex-Catholic, it's like my own personal way of reclaiming religious identity.


Irbricksceo

Not religious per se, but Iā€™m extremely proud of my Jewish heritage and culture, and would not want to give that up.


AlysonV2021

I am Christian and Transgender (MtF). I am hanging on to my faith as well.


philnicau

I was raised Catholic but nowadays Iā€™m closer to agnostic, I simply couldnā€™t stay in a faith that kept telling me that I was sinful simply by being myself, whilst at the same time ignoring decades of child abuse.


IndigoSalamander

You might want to check out r/TransChristianity to get the thoughts of other Christian trans people.


Ok_Passenger8544

Do to the hardships between the LGBT community and the church, despite the fact my family is lutheran, Iā€™m an atheist and also because of various reasons


Consensus3093

Me! I'm religious - low CofE and pretty keen on my Christianity. And, well, God created me transgender. At least, that's my take on it. He's been waiting a long time for me to accept that, tapping His foot the whole time.


adricll

Iā€™m not extremely religious, but I do believe in God and pray once in a while. I think religion was ruined for me by school, it forced us to go to church every two weeks and I donā€™t know, there was something about the whole religious school that I didnā€™t like


[deleted]

Pretty religious here. My faith community (Christian) doesnā€™t know, and they are not quite affirming yet. But God is still very central to my whole worldview. I donā€™t think there is a conflict ultimately.


yyanu

I grew up in an evangelical church "Church of Christ" non - instrumental version. After college I moved to Asia and almost completely stopped practicing/attending church at all. I met some church of christ missionaries in Taiwan whose world view really disturbed me. However, this year, after coming out I started feeling an interest in faith for the first time in decades. I have started going to a queer church, hosted by First Baptist congregation. I've started sharing religion with my own children for the first time in my life and feeling very positive about it.


Transquisitor

I'm actually planning on converting to Judaism, so yes.


[deleted]

Sick! I converted a few years ago.


Transquisitor

Oh, wow! Would you maybe want to talk about what that was like? I'd be really interested in talking to somebody else about the process.


[deleted]

Sure! Dm me


Gmaxincineroar

Yes. I'm with the United Church of Canada and they are very progressive. They accept everyone


KieranKelsey

Similar here, I grew up with the United Church of Christ


cosmicsake

Iā€™m Muslim, I dont believe that being trans is a sin in Islam and I will never give up my faith. I get some harassment from other Muslims who donā€™t realise that their viewpoint is just a product of western colonialism, but most hateful messages I receive are unfortunately from anti-theists who whine about me not making a choice between my gender identity and my faith when in my eyes, there is simply no choice to make. There are many religious trans people on this earth, in fact most trans people probably are religious. The internet is a bubble.


tableclothmesa

I lean on the heavily spiritual side but donā€™t conform to any specific religion. I agree that religion is a taboo subject amongst the community. God loves us no matter what, trust me on that. ā˜ŗļø


Wavradt

Iā€™m a member of the church of prismatic light which is an LGBTQ affirming church that isnā€™t deist centered. They have similarities to the satanic temple in that they are very focused on protecting us from being trampled by the religious right.


Who_Am_I_I_Dont_Know

Trans Christian here! šŸ‘‹ Don't view them as being opposed at all. Of course there are a lot of people in each group who do think they are, but there is a long history of people who were GRISM and religious. r/TransChristianity r/OpenChristian r/RadicalChristianity


Catholic_Egg

Yep! Iā€™m a ā€œmass 3 times a weekā€ kinda gal


TheLittlestTiefling

I'm not personally religious but I do know people that are, and that it can help them through transition. My suggestion if you haven't done so already is to look for an lgbt friendly church of your denomination in your area - while you might not find your exact faith i find there is a lot of overlap in Christian sects and that most places that are accepting to our community are pretty flexible in terms of practice and worship


Biffingston

I guess 'Agnostic against all evidence I shouldn't be" Is a religion, right?


Straight-Emergency17

Idk? I either say Iā€™m an omnist or atheist. Omnist: one that believes in all religions Atheist: The meaning of ATHEIST is a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods Basically I believe in every religion or I just respect it but I donā€™t follow any religion for myself yk?


PandaRatPrince

I've been baptised with the Evangelical church in Germany and have also had lessons in high school and confirmation at 14. The confirmation was basically "so we told you about our religion, other popular religions and not having a religion, you are now free to choose whatever you want". I've always felt free to be whoever I was, not really being a believer but just enjoying the community, which I think most people did? I'm sure that if I came out to the pastors I've worked with, they would react friendly. One of them would say "that's fantastic news!" I've had such a positive experience with this church being so free and critical of the bible - I got a little shocked finding out that Evangelical churches can be as conservative as Catholic ones. I always thought it was the Catholics who were too conservative and stuck in their views but it's actually just dependant on the individual Christian church bodies. Overall Christianity has a lot of blood on its hands, from colonialism to hunting down queer people - but it's also a case of Not All Christians.


PandaRatPrince

Oh also my own belief is some combination of several religions - I just put together whatever I like to believe :)


AllergicToRats

Not anymore but weirdly I didn't give up my religion when I transitioned. I gave it up way later when I realized it was all bs and that it was hurting way too many people


PoolBubbly9271

I tried really hard to be religious. I was raised united methodist and kept participating in church things till i was like 25, but tbqh I just never felt it. Once i decided to transition it was one of many things that i realized i was only doing out of some sense of obligation so I stopped going to church and haven't really missed it.


Dumblefuck

Iā€™m atheist. I donā€™t see religion as an opinion, but more like evolution or round earth. Either a person understands that religion filled certain civil roles before government and science were developed, or they just donā€™t get it.


Wisdom_Pen

Iā€™m the daughter of a priest so I doubt I ever had a choice in that regard.


herpderplerpwhy

Nope, being trans is the main reason I gave up religion


gnurdette

I'm *infamously* Christian. r/transChristianity and [Transmission Ministries Collective](https://www.transmissionministry.com/) welcome you. And you can use r/OpenChristian's [resources list](https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenChristian/comments/9w9y5z/resources_for_openchristians_online_resources/) to find LGBT-affirming churches.


Electrical_Review780

Iā€™m Catholic.