Earlier this week, Christian rock singer Trey Pearson came out as gay inan open letterto his fans.
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I never wanted to be gay, Pearson writes.
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I married a girl, and I even have two beautiful little kids.
Pearson goes on to talk about his marriage to his wife Lauren.
Now, the two remain good friends and work together to co-parent their two children.
Read Pearsons full letter, fromReligion News Service, below.
I had never before admitted to myself that I was gay, let alone to anyone else.
I never wanted to be gay.
I have been suppressing these attractions and feelings since adolescence.
Ive tried my whole life to be straight.
I married a girl, and I even have two beautiful little kids.
My daughter, Liv, is six and my son, Beckham, is two.
In many ways, that dream has come true.
I have tried not to be gay for more than 20 years of my life.
I found so much comfort as a teen in 1 Samuel 18-20 and the intimacy of Jonathan and David.
I always thought if I could find these intimate friendships, then that would be enough.
Then I thought everything would come naturally on my wedding night.
I honestly had never even made out with a girl before I got married.
Of course, it felt anything but natural for me.
Still, I tried to convince myself that this was what God wanted and that this would work.
I thought all of those other feelings would stay away if I could just do this right.
I have intensely mixed feelings about the changes that have resulted in my life.
But if I keep trying to push this down it will end up hurting her even more.
I have progressed so much in my faith over these last several years.
I know I have a long way to go.
Its not only an idea for me that Im gay; Its my life.
This is me being authentic and real with myself and other people.
This is a part of who I am.
I hope people will hear my heart, and that I will still be loved.
I trust God to help love do the rest.
