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Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay

Author Daniel Mattson, author of Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace, discusses the book and takes calls about Catholic teachings on human sexuality.

Questions Covered:

  • 18:47 - I have a coworker who is gay, “married”, and Catholic. How do I share my faith with this person?
  • 28:16 - How do I explain to an 8 year old boy with effeminate characteristics, what the word gay means?
  • 36:40 - How does Dan find the courage to do what he does?
  • 43:05 - I am a young man who experiences same-sex attraction. I no longer practice the homosexual lifestyle, and I feel called to marry a woman. What advice do you have for someone like me?
  • 46:48 - I have two kids who are atheists, and I’m going to see my son who is a professional actor who is in the  gay play Angels in America. Should I go see the play, which is happening in an hour?

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