My younger brother Curt was given up for adoption by his birth mother when he was around 8. He came into our home and we adopted him when he was around 12 years old. He came to us as a broken young boy feeling so deeply rejected. He was also gay. He felt rejected and unloveable by family and God because of this. He struggled with mental illness and addiction. Friday he attempted suicide. He is on life support but no brain activity. We are heading to California to spend his last moments with him. Through miscommunication I found out that two weeks before he had tried to reach out to me because he knew i would understand his struggles with his sexuality. He was reaching out for support. I didn't get the message and now it's too late. What I am going to tell him, and what I want to say to anyone who feels alone, misunderstood, rejected, judged for being gay, is that you are not a mistake. That YOU matter!! Of all the terrible things we as humans do to each other, loving someone of the same sex is not one of them. I can't believe in any God that would create a child gay and then reject them for that. How could any parent do that?! I will tell him and whomever else is struggling, that you are loved and deserve love. My brothers life has been tragic, and I am so sorry he could not feel peace and self-acceptance. Please, if you are struggling, reach out
