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LGBT Issues and the Church: Problems With a ‘Gay Christian’ Identity

For those struggling with same-sex attraction, is it biblical to identify themselves with terms like “gay Christian,” “gay celibate Christian,” or “queer Christian”?

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“Sexual Immorality” and Physical Intimacy Before Marriage

How far is too far when it comes to physical expressions of affection before marriage?

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How to Find Counseling Support for Teen With Sexual Identity Issues

Our teen daughter struggles with her sexuality and wants to dress like a boy. We want to help her respect God’s design for sexuality while also keeping our relationship with her strong — but we always end up arguing with her. How can we find a professional therapist who can help us sort it out?

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Grandparents Threatened to Either Support Transgender Grandchild or Be Cut Off

How can we show love to our transgender-identified grandchild without reinforcing the confusion?

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Parents Responding to Teen Who Wants to Be the Opposite Sex

What should we say to our teenage daughter when she tells us that she wants to be a guy? She’s always been sort of tomboyish, but it was never really an issue until she reached puberty. Since then she’s been saying that she doesn’t feel like a girl on the inside. She claims to be …

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Support for Parent Whose Adult Child Identifies As Transgender

How should we respond to our grown daughter who told us that she no longer identifies as a woman?

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Teenager Identifies As Transgender

Why can’t my parents and the rest of my family get over the fact that I identify as transgender?

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Responding to a Transgender-Identified Family Member

How should we respond to a family member who had transgender medical interventions and now identifies as transgender?

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Same-Sex Attractions and Sexual Identity

Does it mean I’m gay if I’m attracted to someone of the same sex? There have been times when I’ve experienced strong emotional connections with individuals of my own gender. On occasion I’ve even felt myself physically drawn to them. I’m confused and don’t know what to think of this. Can you help me?

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Parents Raising a Boy As a Girl

Are parents justified in choosing to view their son as a “gender-creative child” – or, to put it plainly, in raising him as a girl? This is exactly what some close friends of ours have decided to do. Their son is now six years old. They claim that he was actually supposed to be a girl, and …

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Parents Responding to Child Who Wants to Be the Opposite Sex

What should we say to our eight-year-old son when he tells us that he wants to be a girl? He’s always been a gentle and sensitive child – keeps to himself, plays quietly indoors, and doesn’t seem interested in joining other boys in their activities. But recently he’s started saying that he isn’t really a …

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Dealing With Transgender Issues in Elementary Schools

How can we help our kids understand and cope with the recent “gender reassignment” of a teacher at our local elementary school?

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Discussing Transgender Issues With Teens

How can we help our teenage son and daughter when they run across instances of gender confusion in high school?

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Cross-Dressing Man Wants to Understand His Own Behavior

What do you think about transvestism?

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Struggling With Same-Sex Attractions

Is there any way I can overcome my life-long struggle with same-sex attraction? I’ve tried to resist, but it seems inevitable that I will eventually act on these feelings. What should I do?

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Homosexuality in God’s Created Order

If God is opposed to homosexuality, why did He invent it in the first place? I’m deeply confused about this. If everything God makes is good, then homosexuality must be good too. What’s your response to that?

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Pastor Addicted to Pornography

Do you have any help for ministerial professionals who are addicted to porn?

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Deciding Whether to Attend a Same-Sex Wedding

Should I attend the same-sex wedding of a family member? This is a dilemma I never dreamed I’d face, and I’m agonizing over the decision. I don’t want to destroy a relationship or forfeit my opportunity to have a continuing positive influence in this person’s life. At the same time, I can’t help feeling that …

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Homosexuality: Its Origin and Place in Creation

Exactly how do people become gay? If homosexuality is wrong, why does it exist as part of God’s creation? What’s your perspective on a child who expresses clear homosexual tendencies before he or she is even old enough to know what sex is all about? And while I’m on the subject, why does your ministry …

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Preparing for Adolescence: Boys

How can I help my son get ready for the physical, emotional and psychological changes that adolescence brings?