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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do openly gay teens join Young Life? Would they be comfortable and accepted?  [/quote] i know an adult member of young life and she is very open and welcoming of my 2 Mom family. She is a lovely person all around.[/quote]

I think this varies a lot by the area/ group leader.

I am not in the DC area anymore, we are in a more southern location and there are a lot of "true" evangelicals here.  Young Life is liberal in that they accept everyone regardless of religious affiliation, but there is a lot of talk about Jesus.  Our local group has Protestants, Catholics and a few non-practicing Jews.  My friend has hosted some "parties/ events" at her house and the young people are very nice, seem wholesome, have a lot of fun singing and playing silly games instead of drinking and making out.  So that part seems like a nice social scene alternative.

But when 1 of her 3 teenage sons came out it got weird.  He was and would like to still be active in Young Life, but they have asked him to stop attending meetings.  He was also expelled from his Christian school and is their family is currently being shunned by a large part of their previous peer group.  It is appalling.

But there are some people who are part of Young Life who have stayed friends with their son.  They are struggling though with the hypocrisy this has exposed within the group.  The now openly gay son is still celibate and still believes Jesus is his personal savior.

So you may want to reach out to the leader of the local group to see if they have faced any situations like this and how they handled them. [/quote]

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