There are various flavors of homophobic -- sorry, of "non-affirming" belief sets in Christianity. Some people believe in conversion therapy. Some believe calling yourself gay is bad. Some call themselves Side B Christians. In this essay, gay writer Jarred Corona explores (and condemns) this "gentler" form of homophobia.

This is an edited and annotated version of a script used to film a video essay for YouTube.

Jarred Corona is a poet, playwright, author, actor, saxophonist, and musical theatre composer from Savannah, GA. He's a graduate of Western Kentucky University. His plays and musicals can be found on the New Play Exchange. He often ruminates on death, time, philosophy, horror, and violence.