Proud Love Collective :
an online community that exists to help LGBTQIA+ christians safely navigate the coming out process.
coming out can be hard.
for LGBTQIA+ christians, it can be even harder.
who we are:
we’re a group of queer humans who grew up in evangelical church culture.
we know first hand how hard coming out can be when you have a conservative faith background.
we started this community because:
no one should have to go through this process alone…
here's what we mean...
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too many of us lgbtqia+ humans who grew up in the evangelical church world have tried to navigate the coming out process in silence, feeling like we have nowhere safe to turn to for support & guidance.
the internal struggle of trying to sort through your own beliefs while also dealing with the external struggle of how to come out to unaffirming family members & friends...it can be completely overwhelming & terrifying.
we think that no one should have to go through these challenging expereinces AT ALL...and certainly not all alone.
that's why we started this group:
to be a safe space for those of us who are still trying to sort through our faith & embrace our sexuality...
because no one should have to walk through this journey alone.
proud love collective exists to help LGBTQIA+ christians:
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navigate the coming out process in a safe & supported way.
2.
sort through your beliefs & embrace your sexuality.
3.
dismantle toxic theologies & rebuild a perspective based on love & self-acceptance.
4.
live your truth as a PROUD lgbtqia+ human
coming out can be hard.
we’re here to help make it a little easier.
how to get involved:
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available now: facebook & instagram pages
Supportive, inspiring, thought-provoking content & helpful resources created & curated by queer humans to help you navigate your own unique coming out process.
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coming soon: private facebook community
A private facebook group where we can SAFELY share our stories, ask questions, & get advice from other lgbtqia+ humans as we sort through our faith & learn to embrace our sexuality.
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coming soon: 6-week online support group
A live, six-week online support program specifically for lgbtqia+ christians who feel completely overwhelmed by the coming out process & are struggling to sort through their faith as it relates to their sexuality.
what people are saying:
“This is exactly the kind of thing I wish existed when I came out
several years ago...”
— Proud Love Collective Member
“This is so needed. ”
— Proud Love Collective Member
a letter from the founders:
Dear LGBTQIA+ human,
my name is Jordan & my fiancé’s name is Haleigh.
We are two lesbians who grew up in the conservative evangelical christian world.
Not only were we both preachers’ kids, we were leaders in the church & international missionaries.
Our coming out processes were very traumatic and we felt very alone & lost in the dark.
We lost our families, friends, church family, career paths, and for a long time it felt like we had lost our faith & relationship with God.
During that season we were desperate for any sort of guidance as we tried to sort through our own faith beliefs while also dealing with the grief of losing our family & friends.
It took us YEARS of questioning,
learning, wrestling, (& lots of ugly-cry moments)
before we finally got to a place of peace
(both spiritually and personally)—
and learned to embrace our sexuality,
reclaim a spirituality built on love & self acceptance,
and live our lives as the out & proud couple we are today.
If only we could go back in time and tell our younger selves what we know now!
How much time we could’ve saved and how much heartache we could've avoided!
(…or at least processed in a healthier way!)
That inspired us to create the Proud Love Collective:
an online community to help other LGBTQIA+ christians
— sort through their faith,
— embrace their sexuality,
— and navigate the coming out process in a safe & supported way.
This community is everything we wish we would’ve had when we first started this process nearly a decade ago.
Our hope is that you find this space a safe place to land while you navigate what will likely be the most important journey of your life.
We’re proof that it does in fact get better.
And we’re here for you until it does.
Love,
Jordan & Haleigh
want us to let you know when the FB community & support program open up?
Fill out this form & we’ll make sure you’re the first to know when it’s ready!