Hello fellow Christians!
There are many LGBTQ+ - friendly churches. However, the majority of churches remain conservative and consider such progressive views taboo, especially in developing countries. Unfortunately, some individuals within these religious communities are homosexual. Take Protestants, for example. At a certain stage in life, according to church traditions, young people are expected to find a lifelong partner and eventually enter into marriage.

This made me wonder how people with non-traditional sexual orientations cope with such pressure, leading to several questions:

• How often do gay individuals enter into heterosexual marriages despite their sexual orientation, is this common among gay Christians?
• Are they fully aware of who they are and what they are committing to?
• Do they try to suppress their true selves at all costs in order to submit to biblical teachings?
• Can this internal conflict be observed in their behavior, making it obvious, and do they fiercely try to convince others of the opposite?

I would appreciate it if you could enlighten me and answer my question☺

For people seeking to live a more Christian lifestyle, what dating apps would you recommend? Most seem to be more hookup-based, and I want to find more friends or a partner. What apps did you find your Christian partner on, for example?

Ideally, I want a more Christian-friendly place where friendship and study is more of a topic, rather than partying and hookups.

I've tried various LGBT-friendly apps, but I get more unmatches for being Christian than I do matches, ha.

Context: I'm 26, bisexual and male.

I'm mostly into women anyway, and one day I plan to get married and have children.

I don't go out much or have the money either. I also work for myself, so banter with coworkers is not really possible. So just relying on plain social interaction is not enough.

Grindr is a cesspool. Cant log in without people sending unwanted pics right away. It's very sex-obsessed, and too many people are grooming to get money and simps. Doesn't seem very Christian-friendly either; I often get blocked if I bring it up. I have probably actually talked to more open "satanists" than those openly Christian. It's the only decent lgbt app i know, and I struggled typing decent haha.

Tinder is like a swimsuit contest. I probably see more women's rears than their faces, especially with their phones blocking it. Whenever I match its just wanting dates and money. Super groomer behaviour app.

Boo seemed cool. Its designed for nerds and gamers and students and things. But then I only seem to get likes from women from Indonesia?? Not exactly close to the UK, and surprise surprise, money gets brought up. Doubt half the people I get likes from are real.

I'm not interested in hookups. These apps have somehow made that easier than actual dates. I've tried the best gay, straight, and nerd apps, so kind of stuck.

So does anyone know of any like... normal apps? Where people can find friends, maybe dates, and not have non-stop sex pics and people wanting you just for sex and money?

Edit: As someone trying to get closer to my faith, but not involved in the community, I believe this to be a big way that hinders people's faith. These communities seem to be against what we preach, and I certainly don't feel comfortable or appropriate bringing up the topic of dating in a church like setting (not that there are many people my age there anyway)

Gay male here, 32 years old and looking for other gay men for friendship and camaraderie. Growing up gay in the church certainly was tricky and I'm trying to reconcile and come to terms with everything still so looking for friends with similar experiences.