LGBTs have been advised to stop hiding their true identities by Nigeria’s first gay pastor, founder of secret gay church, House of Rainbow, Rowland Jide McCauley.
On his Facebook page, he called on homosexuals, transgenders, and more to accept themselves and come out of hiding.
Using a Bible verse which he used to back up his advice, “Matthew 5:16 – Let your light shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your God who is in heaven.
Black Clergy or Faith leaders especially in Africa who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender or intersex, I see you only at the back of the battle for equal human rights, theological correctness in the church or in your faith communities.
You need to rush forward with a theology of visibility, you need to say I am here I am gay and I am fabulous. The same goes for all the gays in any form of ministry in the church.
Let’s get one thing right. We all need allies in solidarity. I am for building alliances. Feminist movement will cherish alliances from men, black movement welcome alliances from white people, gay people welcome alliance from straight folks etc.
What I don’t understand is the laziness of fighting our own battles when we suddenly step back and allow our alliances to carry the burden of our issues almost alone, many are making far more sacrifices than we do. This is a fact. When we stand together, we support our allies and together we bring changes,” he added.
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