Lady_Lilith wrote:We need to remember that gender and sexuality are not the same.
Never said they were, it's why I listed them separately in my last post...
Lady_Lilith wrote:Many have LBGT+ friendly rituals now and there is an inclusive Wicca group where we have discussed this very thing.
And that's great, truly. But there are also many that do not. There are many groups were the only gendered focus is on a male/female pair of deities. Even in the fluidity you mention, the fluidity is between a Goddess and a God. Yin-yang. Dark and light. The One becomes expressed through a duality. A specifically male/female duality. Yes, that might total to three, but it is that duality which often becomes the primary, or in some cases only, ritual focus for the practice. Your group has expanded to include symbolism beyond this, and again, that's awesome. But a lot of groups have not.
I did not see my relationship and sexuality reflected within divinity in the groups I explored. (As you say, a different topic from my gender. A non-binary All figure didn't address my sexuality in the way the groups I pursued incorporated the topic. But again, that is a separate topic.) This is not an issue for all LGBTQ+ pagans, as I've said, but it was an issue for
me, and it continues to be an issue for quite a few queer pagans. As I originally said, the people were always welcoming. But the symbolism the people utilized did not click with me, personally. That, should that be the case, there are many traditions of witchcraft and paganism out there to explore. That's all.