For what it's worth here is what an Affirming Christian Community has to say
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—“lifestyle,” “religious reasons,” “not how I was raised”—are part of a long tradition of rhetoric used in religious communities to vilify the LGBTQ community.
There are two main areas of her comments that are routinely used by Christians to place their “disagreement” under a sacred canopy of religious freedom. The first is the issue of a “lifestyle.” Many people in religious communities abide by the stereotype that gay life is nights filled with drunken party hopping, drug use, and an overall lack of morals.
These ideas would be considered sin even for straight people, but these “party animal” traits are often deemed to be intrinsic to being gay. To them, “gay” is a series of willful decisions to live a life devoid of the values that most consider highlighting a Christian life. Rarely is consideration given to the idea of gender identity, and if it is discussed it is within the context of fairly rigid gender roles.
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https://www.believeoutloud.com/voice...gay-lifestyle/