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✨ Why God Created LGBTQ+ Persons Too: A Theological Reflection

One of the most persistent and painful questions faced by LGBTQ+ people of faith is this: If God is good, intentional, and sovereign, why would God create me this way if it were wrong? That question is not rebellion—it is theology. And when we take Scripture, creation, and the nature of God seriously, the answer becomes clearer than many are willing to admit: God created LGBTQ+ persons...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-12-30 20:40:23

Age Verification Laws and Social Media in the United States: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

For most of the internet’s history, signing up for social media has been simple: type in a name, an email address, and a birthday — and you’re in. Whether that birthday was real or not was largely left to the user’s honesty. That era is ending. Across the United States, lawmakers are pushing new age verification and parental consent laws aimed at protecting children...

2025-12-24 21:46:09

I Wish I Could Unsee It: A Thanksgiving I’ll Never Forget

Thanksgiving is supposed to be a day wrapped in warmth—full grocery carts, full bellies, full tables, full hearts. But this year, something shattered that picture for me in a way I’m still struggling to process. I work for a major grocery chain in a small rural community. Most days are predictable—routine shifts, familiar faces, the usual holiday bustle. But on Thanksgiving...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-11-27 22:20:28

🌈 A Thanksgiving Letter to Our LGBTQ+ Community

Dear Beautiful Community, On this upcoming Thanksgiving, I want to take a moment to speak directly to you — the dreamers, the fighters, the creators, the chosen family members, the quiet healers, the loud advocates, and every soul who makes this community vibrant, powerful, and endlessly inspiring. Before anything else, it’s important to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-11-19 22:43:14

Meta’s Big Shift: What It Means for the LGBTQ+ Community

On January 7, 2025, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dropped a bombshell: a complete overhaul of Meta’s content rules. Fact-checking? Gone. Moderation? Scaled way back. And worst of all, Meta’s new “Hateful Conduct” policy now allows open abuse toward LGBTQ+ people — something it still forbids against everyone else. Just days later, Meta also announced it’s...

2025-11-11 20:27:44

The 2025 Government Shutdown and How It’s Hitting Oregon’s Most Vulnerable Counties

So here we are again — another government shutdown. Congress couldn’t agree on a budget, and now millions of people across the country are stuck waiting to see what happens to their benefits. For Oregon, this hits especially hard because so many families rely on SNAP (aka food stamps) to get by each month. When the government stops, so does a lot of the help people count on just...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-10-22 23:25:34

The Endgame: What’s Really Going On Between the Trump Administration and the LGBTQ Community

I’ve been watching this administration closely, and honestly, it’s hard not to feel like there’s a pattern here. It’s not random policy changes or “different priorities” — it’s a steady attempt to rewrite what it means to be recognized, protected, and visible if you’re part of the LGBTQ community. And if we’re being honest, the...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-10-22 20:38:11

Queerlinq: The New Digital Home for the LGBTQ+ Community

It’s no secret that finding a truly inclusive, affirming online space can be tough. Between algorithms that bury queer content and moderation rules that don’t always understand our culture, mainstream platforms can feel like they weren’t built with us in mind. That’s exactly where Queerlinq comes in — a social platform created for the LGBTQ+ community, by the...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-10-16 18:18:52

Are Social Media Giants Silencing the LGBTQ+ Community?

Welcome to the "Digital Closet" At first glance, it may seem like LGBTQ+ visibility has never been higher. Pride posts, drag culture, and queer influencers are everywhere. But beneath the surface, there’s a shadow war raging—where powerful algorithms, inconsistent moderation, and opaque policies quietly push queer voices to the margins. What “Silencing” Looks Like in...

Stephen Proffitt

2025-10-15 00:38:38

When Social Media Turns Its Back on Queer Creators

As a queer creator, I started sharing my life online to tell my truth, celebrate identity, and build a community where authenticity matters. At first, it felt liberating—a space to connect, to inspire, to be unapologetically myself. But over time, I’ve watched these platforms, especially Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, quietly push out queer voices. The very spaces that promised...

2025-09-29 19:04:50

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