Young, Gay
Would it surprise you to find out that it happens not that far from Cleveland, OH? Growing Up Amish Growing up Amish Ohio has the largest Amish population in the United States. That isn’t a surprise if you are driving around the Kirkland area or even further down into Burton, Ohio. You will see their horse and carts traveling the roadside. Family is the center of Amish culture. It is common. At 17, he was removed from his home and community. He was sent, by his parents, to an ex-gay religious counselor.
What if you're Amish and gay?
They simply do not consider it a pressing issue.” You do hear about it arising as a public or semi-public issue in Amish churches from time to time but it’s more likely that a gay person in Amish society will either 1) stay “in the closet”, or 2) leave the Amish. LGBT Amish?. Melanie Springer Mock. March 19, Why a Gay Man Serves the Old Order Amish
Welcome back to 🤪Crazy Histories🤪 In a nutshell, the Amish community views homosexuality as a sin, which is why you won’t expect to witness people coming out when they are part of an Amish. Do you leave? Do you stay and play it straight? The Struggle for Acceptance
A place to come together to meet like-minded folks or discuss issues related to being gay in a rural setting. Whether you farm, hunt, fish, raise livestock, ride horses, homestead or are a cowboy/girl, farmer, country music lover, gardener, rodeo fan, off-grid prepper, cottagecore, rancher, or just anyone with an interest in them or living off. Well, of course, there are. Now, in all of the years I have been visiting Amish settlements I have never met someone who openly identified themselves as much but, statistically, yes, there are gay and lesbian Amish. 
Read the exclusive journey of a gay boy born in an Amish
“Otherwise, you are pretty much forced to stay in the closet.” And that would be my guess, most gay Amish would probably leave or just live a relatively lonely, closeted life. However, there is a growing movement within the Amish community - again, especially among New Orders - to accept and embrace gay people. On the importance of dialogue with —rather than withdrawal from —those whose theological understandings differ from ours. The question was posed with deadly calm.
What’s It Like To Be Gay And Amish – Gay in the CLE
Do you stay and play it straight? In this video, we find out exactly what happens to gay Amish people and the challenges they face growing up in the cloistered community. . Life of an Amish Gay
James Schwartz talks about what it was like coming out as gay in an Amish community - and why young people are forced to leave if they're honest about who they really are. . 
What Happens to Gay Amish People?
A gay man’s journey to the Old Order Amish My initial journey, ironically enough, is identical to the journeys of those who are led to renounce their same-sex desires. .