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Openly gay man thrives at the Midnight Mission

Sitting in the dining room it is hard not to be at awe with the grand diversity found at the Midnight Mission in Downtown Los Angeles. The Midnight Mission provides many services for people. Many people sit and eat and talk about their sobriety and about how they are getting their lives together. It has been very impressive to see the amount of gay men who are in the program. This month the Midnight Mission highlights one of these men on the front page of their website. Not to say there isn't the feeling of homophobia when one is in skid row. It is every where, but the tolerance that is fostered at the midnight mission is being accomplished.

Lindsey , who is on the front page of the Midnight Mission website, is an example of what can happen when we take into account the different lives that are affected by the kindness of strangers. Lindsey and many like him at the Midnight Mission give me strength and the courage to continue to support this oasis for the disenfranchised in a part of downtown that is hard on those who are different. Esp. Gay men... Lindsey gave me permission to write about him being openly gay .. he is humble , quiet , and doesn't flaunt it. But has mentioned that he is not ashamed of who he is...

I have heard the leaders of the midnight mission say that they are not a religious program, but they allow spirituality in ones own religion. There are muslims, christians , athesists, and I am sure- people who believe in their higher power the way they understand it to be in their lives. But skid row presents problems to the glbt community because of the entrenchment of right main stream christianity. No one is knocking it , but there has to be a place for those who are gay to be able to get help with their drug and alcohol problems and the midnight mission does not turn them away and allows them the ability to get to know their god in their own way. Transgendered people, though, I am most positive , have a tougher time in skid row because of their special needs . But this gay man , Lindsey , who has been an inspiration to myself and many others at the Midnight Mission, is one of the greatest examples of why many of us support and have continued to support the Midnight Mission.

To learn more go to : http://www.midnightmission.org

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