Introduction

Hi! My name is Arisdo, student of theology in Jakarta Theological Seminary, I’m a queer person who interest to learn about queer theology, I’m growing up in a Lutheran Church which is not affirming LGBTIQ+ and told me that I was sinful, this is the reason that I want to learn about the Bible and Sexuality, I know for asian it will be hard for being LGBTIQ+, especially in the scope of religion, I was coming out for being queer in my seminary, and I thought my seminary is a safe place for LGBTIQ+ Community.
My family had been rejected me for being queer, its hurtful but now I’m proud for being independent person, I know sometimes I feel lonely, but this is the risks for being queer in asian, right now I am trying to reconstruct my theology through indonesian culture and tradition, I like dancing and through dance I can express my struggle and faith of queer, I called it as queer dancing the place that I can be trully queer person. I know God created me as who I am for being queer, for me being attracted to people of the same gender is just who I am. It cannot be the will of God that I should have to force myself into a straight relationship. I love myself cause I know God love me.