Several years ago, millennial young adults started a ridiculous holiday called “Friendsgiving” to celebrate the traditional autumn holiday without having any of the responsibilities of being part of an extended family. It’s billed as all the fun and food without any emotional baggage. It is typical of this spoiled and pampered generation to think only of their pleasure without having to appease or face the scrutiny of their elders.
In our increasingly troubled world, the LGBTQ folks are also getting in on this trend, calling it “Gaysgiving.” Lesbian writer, Katy Fleming, penned a disturbing article called “This Thanksgiving, we’re ditching toxic family for queer love.” I certainly hope Fleming told her mom and dad she wasn’t coming before they had to read this brutal condemnation in print. One can tell this woman probably has some very serious personal issues as she claims in the article that “religion and theology are weaponized” by her family.
Fleming also bemoans the fact that her conservative family does not accept her life choices or affirm the woman that she lives with. She complained, “Most of the children in the family aren’t even told that gay couples exist — it’s simply Aunt Katy’s “special friend.”
Can you blame them? There are probably young children in her extended family that her parents and siblings are trying to protect. It’s bad enough that the LGBTQ lobby has infiltrated the libraries and schools – do little kids also have to be radicalized at family gatherings? Her traditional and ostensibly religious family should be commended for allowing Fleming and her friend to attend holidays together, as this decision probably comes with a huge dose of heartache and apprehension.
Fleming later goes on a narcissistic victim rant, stating the following, “It’s the absence of acceptance for who we are as human beings. It’s the fear of judgment and rejection. It’s the pain of not receiving love and support from the people that brought you into this world.”
As with all selfish and self-absorbed people, Fleming does not take a moment to reflect on what her decision has done to her family. She only thinks about her own needs and feelings. As for not accepting her as a human being – her family knows she is not an animal but a human who could if she wanted to, refuse to act on her carnal attractions or desires. As for rejection, Fleming rejects the values and morals she was raised with. As for not being loved or supported – her family knows her choices are self-destructive, and they choose to show their love for her by pointing out the dangerous spiritual path she finds herself on.
One wonders if this woman ever considered the scandal to which she has exposed her grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, nieces, and nephews. Does she care that she has put her parents in the terrible position of having to compromise their morals and values to maintain some relationship with their daughter? She calls her family “toxic” in print, thereby doxing her relatives to anyone who might know them as being intolerant religious bigots.
Here’s a piece of advice for Katy Fleming: Grow up and be an adult, accepting that your poor choices have logical consequences. You knew full well that when you embarked on this deviant path and rebelled against how you were raised, your family would not approve. This should come as no surprise to you.
Stop asking everyone to bow down to your ideology and give you special treatment. And just maybe that horrible feeling you have when you visit your family is not their intolerance but your guilt. Stop pushing it away with propagandized excuses and attacks on others. Face what you were created to be and what you have unfortunately become. Perhaps then, you will truly see the pain you have subjected your family to and ask them for their forgiveness.
For the rest of us, please pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary for this family and all families during the holiday season, as this scene plays out in various ways across the country. Sister Lucia dos Santo, of Fatima fame, told us the final battle will be between marriage and the family.
In a letter to her bishop, Sister Lucia wrote, “Don’t be afraid because whoever works for the sanctity of Marriage and the Family will always be fought against and opposed in every way, because this is the decisive issue. Nevertheless, Our Lady has already crushed his [Satan’s] head.”
Indeed.