Filipino American who had strict religious upbringing launches Queer Youth of Faith Day
Posted on AllSides June 30th, 2020
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When Jun Young came out at the age of 45, he thought back to his childhood.
He was raised in a Catholic household in the Philippines, where he was taught early on that being gay was against God's will. So when he realized around the age of 12 that he was attracted to other boys, he kept it locked away for more than three decades.
"I felt like I didn't really have a choice," Young told NBC Asian America. "I couldn't really come out or accept that I was gay...