#he loved the kids....seemed like the kind of guy whod be good with queer ppl
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Little thing I finally finished!
Warnings for vague homophobia, tranphobia, and religious trauma.
Do you remember the double doors leading into your paradise? Paradise, where you were liked and loved. Valued, even.
Do you remember the double doors, where the smiling faces met you? With a computer in hand and a name badge to match. Welcoming you to the music with the worship and the snacks
Do you remember the double doors, and the auditorium inside? With gaming systems and food, a bribery was made. Your time for their beliefs.
Do you remember the double doors? Do you remember what lied before them?Remember being shunned and being told love is a sin?
Do you remember those double doors once they no longer hid paradise? The daunting feeling of those doors could suffocate the strongest of men.
Do you remember the double doors that hid the cruelty of children? Ignorance for others that could only be taught by their elders.
Do you remember the day the double doors shut for you, when the house no longer felt like a home? When the cross no longer felt familiar?
Do you remember sinking, falling, dying, when the double doors came into view?
Do you remember the double doors, and how they had sealed shut for you?
#pansy writes#religious trauma#homophobia#transphobia#okay so the background on this is my old church right#the teen area (youth group) was closed off by these massive double doors#theyd be propped open every sunday before service to invite ppl in and whatever#and thered be two ppl making your name tag and stuff#so the youth pastor#his name was brian#was literally so cool#he loved the kids....seemed like the kind of guy whod be good with queer ppl#so when i was walking with him while volunteering one day#i told him i was gay#and asked if god would still love me#he told me it was a sin#i was damned for hell.#i think that was the moment i realized i would never truly be welcomed in a church
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