After reading an article from The Advocate called Ian McKellan Talks Gay Rights and Religion it got me thinking about my thoughts about religion. Taking a quote from the article, "I increasingly see organized religion as actually my enemy. They treat me as their enemy," McKellan says. "Not all Christians, of course. Not all Jews, not all Muslims. But the leaders. . . Why should I take the judgment of a declared celibate about my sexual needs? He's basing his judgment on laws that would fit life in the Bronze Age. So if I'm lost to God, organized religion is to blame." I feel as if many LGBTQA people feel that organized religion has pushed them out with the only reason being because of their sexual orientation. I know I, myself struggle for my place in religion. I feel that it is possible to be part of the LGBTQA community and still be religious. Though my view on religion is not in terms of organized religion it is terms of my beliefs and my morals. I don’t answer to organized religion nor have I ever really followed it. It would be nice to have a set religion to connect with, but if I am going to feel judged or told that I don’t belong because of who I am then I don’t see the point. People should be left to make their own choices, their own rules when it comes to religion.

"Religion is to do right, it is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble." - Ralph Waldo Emerson