Homosexuality and Orthodox Christian faith

CORRECTION: 

Below I was referring to a video posted by Elena Barnabas on YouTube. 

I see it again, and I understand exactly how you felt watching it. I sincerely regret the inconvenience I caused and apologize for my unfortunate choice. I have further analyzed this blog post here..

It is gratifying to see a presentation on homosexuality by a religious person, without it containing extreme and dismissive attitudes. Well done to Elena Barnabas. The most important thing in my opinion is to have a dialogue that is not intended to polarize, but to help understand the different and this particular video does, addressed to people in the church.

A lot of things are mentioned in the video. Among them is the view I support, that if a clergyman rejects or insults a gay person, then they should seek to speak to another spiritual guide. Several times I have been told by religious LGBTI people that they have been helped by a priest and that is extremely positive.

My view, however, is that, unless it is purely matters of faith that a homosexual person needs to speak with his or her spiritual, then it would be better to speak with someone he or she trusts openly about his homosexuality and without being judged. This person could be a friend or a friend or many times better a psychologist. Fortunately, since December^1st, they have also been entering the GESY.

I understand the need many have for the existence of church and religion in their lives and the important role they play for them. For these people, I agree with several of the messages presented in this video, though of course, not all. In particular, I disagree on the issue of Pride Marches, which are presented in a very simplified form.

There's a reason some people "feel like they have to take to the streets on Pride Day with some ludicrous face paintings."

Whether such face paintings are "ludicrous" is completely subjective and it is precisely this subjectivity that some people find the opportunity to portray and emphasize. The need to express the different, in however extreme way it may seem to some other third parties, has both a say and a need for all of us, and not just for LGBTI people.

It shouldn't alienate us that some people have "face paintings" that wouldn't like for ourselves. We can't all have the same "face paintings". Alas if we did. The human race has progressed precisely because some people have tried to do something different and the greatest achievements have been made by people who decided at some point that, for their own reasons, they would try something different.

Pride Marches are a safe space where one can be different, even for a short time. That's the message. And let the people who never attended one get carried away by the media. Few are the bold who, even on a Pride March, feel comfortable enough to express themselves as they please. It's mostly for commercial reasons that these appear publicly in the press. The Cyprus Pride March in particular has always had a more... family-orientated profile.

In conclusion, I note that homosexuality has a role in orthodoxy. He always did, though not for good. It would be enlightening to have an analysis of how gay people, whether or not they wanted to, helped the Church's goals.