Adventist position on serving gays

Wisdom and Grace. Sexual identity development can be a complex process. Some students may have sexual attractions or sexual experiences that do not become an enduring part of their sexual orientation. Reorientation efforts typically attempt to reverse sexual orientation.

Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ+ Issues: Seventh-day Adventist Church

Even though I was heavily involved in church during my university years as choir director, organist, and SS teacher, I spent those years in agony as I wrestled with my problem, dated women I liked but was not attracted to, and had fleeting sex with strangers that caused overwhelming guilt.

It is unclear why some people experience same-sex attractions or have a homosexual orientation…. There are probably many factors that contribute in one way or another, and these factors probably vary from person to person…. The research of psychologists Mark Yarhouse and Stanton Jones revealed that some who participated in religiously mediated change efforts experienced substantial decreases in same-sex attraction and significant increases in heterosexual attraction and functioning.