Lead singer of Everyday Sunday says he is a homosexual

[Bill the Cat]

https://www.yahoo.com/music/everyday...160500502.html

Trey Pearson, the founding member of Christian rock group Everyday Sunday, kept his sexuality secret for decades. Then, on Tuesday, he came out as gay in an open letter to his fans, published in (614) Columbus, explaining the daily difficulty he faced in pretending to be something he wasn't for fear of how his church, his God, his family and his friends would respond.

"I grew up in a very conservative Christian home where I was taught that my sexual orientation was a matter of choice, and had put all my faith into that," Pearson wrote.


"I had never before admitted to myself that I was gay, let alone to anyone else. I never wanted to be gay. I was scared of what God would think and what all of these people I loved would think about me; so it never was an option for me. I have been suppressing these attractions and feelings since adolescence. I've tried my whole life to be straight."

[mossrose]

I am sure he will be applauded for his courage and accepted with open arms by the liberal Christan group.

[Leonhard]

Does it say whether he's in a partnership with anyone? Could just be that he's admitting to be a homosexual, and hasn't had any luck changing his sexual desires. In that case I don't see what's wrong with him admitting this public. Conversion therapy, and other nonsensical ideas like 'pray the gay away' needs to die.

[Raphael]

He is still married with 2 kids.

[Bill the Cat]

Does it say whether he's in a partnership with anyone? Could just be that he's admitting to be a homosexual, and hasn't had any luck changing his sexual desires. In that case I don't see what's wrong with him admitting this public. Conversion therapy, and other nonsensical ideas like 'pray the gay away' needs to die.

I don't know Leo... they are doing some pretty amazing things with neuroplasticity and behavior/addiction modification, so who knows?

[Leonhard]

I don't know Leo... they are doing some pretty amazing things with neuroplasticity and behavior/addiction modification, so who knows?

No they aren't. We do know this stuff doesn't work. The psychiatric department tried to cure people of homosexual attraction for years using just about every kind of treatment you can imagine, from cognitive therapy, down into the dark basement of brain surgery, and torture (I mean aversion therapy). No consistent success.

I've seen the stuff peddled as reperative therapy, and been psychoanalysed by amateurs as well. Some of it is a harmless waste of time, and the rest is outright ridiculous and pseudoscientific sham treatment made by well meaning but misguided pastors. While I've seen people change their sexual attraction slowly over the years, I've not seen any studies really indicating that this can be controlled.

Me personally I haven't had my desires change since I was aware of them in ninth grade. I've decided to live a life of celibacy rather than beat my head against a wall in futility.

[Bill the Cat]

No they aren't.

Uh, yes they are. As I said, for addiction and behavioral modification.

We do know this stuff doesn't work.

This stuff works. But it has not been explored WRT sexual orientation, but it has shown great promise in modifying behavior in addicts.

The psychiatric department tried to cure people of homosexual attraction for years using just about every kind of treatment you can imagine, from cognitive therapy, down into the dark basement of brain surgery, and torture (I mean aversion therapy). No consistent success.

The type of treatments tried didn't work, but that is not to say that it can't leverage newer techniques of neuroplasticity. If it ever gets permitted again...

I've seen the stuff peddled as reperative therapy, and been psychoanalysed by amateurs as well. Some of it is a harmless waste of time, and the rest is outright ridiculous and pseudoscientific sham treatment made by well meaning but misguided pastors. While I've seen people change their sexual attraction slowly over the years, I've not seen any studies really indicating that this can be controlled.

But, again, there are fascinating developments in behavioral modification going on. Who knows how far they can take this new approach?

Me personally I haven't had my desires change since I was aware of them in ninth grade. I've decided to live a life of celibacy rather than beat my head against a wall in futility.

Admirable. And that is what I asked the lead singer on their Facebook page. Would he remain in his marriage or would he give in to his fleshly desires?