HOMOPHOBIA STILL EXISTS AND, MORE THAN EVER, IT MAKES NO SENSE!

HOMOPHOBIA STILL EXISTS AND, MORE THAN EVER, IT MAKES NO SENSE!

Honestly, I don't understand how in 2025 anyone would still be bothered by other people's sexuality. What difference does it make in your life if a man is with another man and a woman is with another woman?
 
I assume that those who are bothered must have one of these reasons:
 
1. A strong desire to come out, but lacks the courage, because coming out also means giving up other things. Coming out means losing positions, coming out means losing positions in the church (and it's full of LGBT people), coming out means losing my title of 'asshole alpha male jiu-jitsu teacher'. A person who is confident in who they are doesn't worry about other people's sexuality.
 
2. Personal frustration, in family, at work, in love. A person who isn't even successful (not just financially) doesn't waste time asking themselves: "Why is she/he LGBT?"
 
3. Completely "wrong" people. Some people don't even care about their own families, but want to interfere in other people's lives. The house is a mess, children go down wrong paths, fights with their parents... but they think they have the right to give their opinion on other people's sexuality.
 
Observation 01:
You being 15 years old and laughing when you see an LGBT person, for example, with a black belt in a fight, I understand. But if you're already experienced (in many ways) and still shocked by an LGBT person... it's, at the very least, hypocritical, immature, and childish.
 
Observation 02:
We imagine that prejudice comes from straight men and the Christian community. But prejudice can come from any 'sector of society.' And, worse, prejudice comes from those we least expect. Can you analyze that person who is your 'friend,' who isn't Christian, who is bold*, forward-thinking, outspoken, and who frequents your house? Then, it's from this person that prejudice comes. It doesn't matter if they're Christian, a Candomblé follower, an Umbanda follower, a Buddhist, a man, straight, a saint, or a whore... prejudice exists in every 'sector of society.'
 
But the most important thing is to know who you are. If you know this, no opinion or criticism matters. What matters is you and your relationship with God. In fact, He is the only one who can judge us. No one on Earth has God's power of attorney. No one here is the gatekeeper of heaven. And, it's worth noting that God isn't anyone's henchman. So, focus on yourself and your dreams/goals/plans.
 
*slut
 

Rio de Janeiro, October 2, 2025

Raphael Paiva

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