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I have the same fear. I'm not Roman Catholic myself, but I participate in a R-Catholic pilgrim's trip for middleschoolers in France every year. I also know someone there who detransitioned. In her case, it was after leaving the church so I perceive her as having made this decision on her own, yet I've seen how her family and others treated her while she was living as a boy. And year after year, I see those queer youngsters who open up to me because I'm openly bisexual who want to believe. Who long for G-d's presence. And as time goes by, their seed of faith slowly dies and withers away because of so many peopoe telling them that they cannot live authentically and still call themselves Christian.

That's why I'm still participating. Because I have the tiniest hope that just me existing as a queer Christian over there would help them see that God loves them just the way they are.

I also believe the Catholic faith can be beautiful. If it had time to grow on its own volition.

If it's alright with you, I would like to pray for you and your friend? I hope that she knows that G-d loves her the way she is, not like others want her to be.

I wish you all the strength on your journey, thank you for sharing it! 🙏

Hi alatabouleau, thank you so much for this ask. I hadn't replied yet because I deeply touched me, I didn't know how to convey it properly.

Making this blog highlighted even more than I already knew that we desperately need more openly queer Christians. In real life, I've also been a support for many queer youngsters who could come to me as a safe space to discuss queer topics and philosophy, and online I've been receiving a lot of messages of support and solidarity. I'm glad to hear that you have a similar experience regarding your worries for a detransitionner, though it is unfortunate that both our friends seem to have done so from discrimination as much as their own decision.

Your hope to inspire queer people is founded. You inspire me, you inspire others, and surely this hope will keep growing into reality as we both participate more in Christian communities. Especially as both French people, as we know Roman Catholicism is very central to French culture and how much damage it caused to its population.

I like to think that we help people see God's live by keeping on living as ourselves. With our queerness, we have opportunities to study the faith in many angles that strengthen it. You inspired me to pick up my blog again, in the hope that we can help and comfort our queer friends too.

It's totally okay to pray for my friend, I will pray for yours too. Not praying to force them to transition, but rather pray that they both live happily and in harmony with God, whichever path it takes for them to follow Him, of course.