Been there too
Submitted by Jimf3 on March 24 1999 at 21:55:55
In reply to Pat's Pat (longer post) Submitted by Pat on March 23 1999 at 23:44:03
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Dear Pat, I don't usually post here but I was interested in your story after your husband Pat posted the other day. I was struck by some similarities - mostly in that you and Pat are a gay couple and that one of you is a boylover. I am a boylover and my late lover was very supportive of me. Now I see there are some other similarities. When I was a teen, I was very devout and I prayed daily to be "delivered" from being attracted to boys. I never was and I went through some really rough times learning to accept myself. I am not a believer now (hence my infrequent appearance on CBF) but if I were, I would think that God would be happy with my attempts to lead a life that would please him. I love boys. Certainly I am sexually attracted to them but that attraction does not rule me. If God exists then the attraction must come from him. I use it as a gift, as I would use any other gift. I work hard every day to do good. I am interested and engaged in helping others and realizing my potential to be a positive force. Being a boylover doesn't hinder me - it helps. Maybe once you stop seeing BL as a thorn and start to view it as a wonderful, integral part of what makes you be, you'll be able to reconcile with God. Does anyone care? I do. And so does a very large, very concerned community of boylovers and non-boylovers here and in many other parts of the Internet. Love, Jim |