It is devastangingly sad that this individual could not reconcile this but if you look back over the last thousand of years or so, there are literally thousand sof people (religious or not) who lead celibate lives either by choice or not and while it is a struggle and a sacrifice it can be done. It is unfortunate that he could not look at his suffering as a sacrifice to God and as a result be more resolute and at peace with it. Hopefully he has now found that peace.
To Be Gay — And Mormon
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"Mother, Dad and family. I have committed suicide," Matis's note began. "I engaged my mind in a false dilemma: either one was gay or one was Christian. As I believed I was Christian, I believed I could never be gay." Stuart Matis struggled his whole life to resolve that dilemma. The people who dressed him for burial were struck by the sight of his knees, deeply callused from praying for an answer that never came.
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