The Gay Straight Alliance on Tech’s campus, the TTU Lambda Association, hosted a very intriguing movie night a few weeks ago. The movie that they viewed and had discussed was called, For The Bible Tells Me So. Although this was not the first time I had seen this movie, it was still quite meaningful to see. I was able to revisit some of the teachings that had been instilled in my head by preachers on the fact that I am gay. For the most part this simple fact has caused me trouble when dealing with the church, but this movie showed how being gay is ok and that God does not condemn it.
During the question and answer portion of the event we got to here from a Crossville PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) parent that shared with us a little of his daughters story when she came to he and his wife to tell them that she was a lesbian. This story was inspiring as well as eye opening for me to see that not all families react as negatively as mine reacted. Also, the Lambda Association president, Mr. Cory Smith, shared a little bit of a personal experience that he had to sadly encounter with his father.
I believe that the movie had great success with its audience. Many people came out to view this movie and were able to voice their opinions on it and issues afterwards. I learned that there are many people in the area that are very supporting and willing to help the gay members of our community. All of the feedback was great at this event and very positive, which was a nice change for homosexuality to be spoken of on a good note. In the end, I am glad that I chose to attend this Lambda event, it was entertaining and informative.
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