Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been

Poet, artist, and self-proclaimed former lesbian Jackie Hill Perry makes her position clear: she has found a path out of same-sex relationships, not through any sort of conversion therapy, but through focusing on the love of God for sinners. What is less clear, even in this Gospel Coalition-sponsored, neo-Calvinist book, is if she has overcome her feelings of same-sex attraction, despite being married to a very patient man and having two children. It sounds like sexual issues are still a daily struggle.

This book provides an interesting perspective on a fraught topic. I would be curious as to what LGBTQ+ people think of it (I think I can guess).

I started reading this book hoping it would actually be something I would feel good recommending to others, but ultimately, it's not. She has some interesting points and does make a compelling picture about her own testimony, but I don't agree with her ideas regarding what it truly means to be a woman and her statement that you shouldn't label yourself as a gay Christian, but "same-sex attracted is okay." Let's get this out of the way: whether you call yourself same-sex attracted or a gay Christian, you are still identifying yourself by "your sin." You are still viewing your Christianity through your LGBT lens. Maybe instead of wasting time arguing about the personal terms that we all use, focus your time on discipleship and show more relationships with everyone around you. show less

How to pray away the gay, turn straight, and closet yourself. Just like all those straight anti-gay priests found on Grindr(Google that).

As a rational person, you can't stop being gay anymore than you can stop being a certain height or a certain heritage. Sexuality cannot be changed, and reading through parts of this book, she might be bisexual or something else.

The abuse of "gayness" throughout this book like it's a scale or "hetero-love" drives me batty once it repeats past four times. It's a very forced perspective and I'd almost wager this book a scam within a scam. A big lie.

Skip this book, it's a big religious force feeding crammed down the reader's throat. Utterly offensive drivel.

This review already covered my other view show more points: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2579977105?book_show_action=true show less

SEXUALIDADE NÃO É A QUESTÃO CENTRAL DA VIDA

Em Garota Gay, Bom Deus, Jackie Hill Perry compartilha sua própria experiência de redenção e mostra ao leitor que, ao contrário do que sugere o mundo, sexualidade não é a questão central da vida. Deus é o centro.

Ao desvendar realidades duras como ausência paterna, abuso sexual, atração pelo mesmo sexo e concepção equivocada de feminilidade, Jackie aponta para um Salvador que ama pecadores e um evangelho que salva e transforma a integralidade daqueles que vêm a Jesus em arrependimento e fé.

Escrito para diferentes públicos, este livro ajudará aqueles que vivem o contexto da homossexualidade, a fim de que olhem para o Deus que os criou e que tem um plano de salvação para show more suas vidas que vai além da sexualidade. Servirá também aos cristãos que lutam contra a atração pelo mesmo sexo, como exemplo de perseverança e fé, e auxiliará a igreja a compreender a realidade dessa tentação que muitos cristãos enfrentam. show less

I really wanted to like the book, and the book did have a positive impact on me in my attitude toward God's grace and power in helping believers live like Christ. But I would have liked a more personal narrative instead of the poetic voice the author used. The author's life was recounted using much metaphors and imagery, with murky details. Because of the lack of details, I have trouble understanding the author's life trajectory or sympathize with her experience. The author spent a lot of time stating the content of the gospel and how her life fit into the big picture of the gospel, to the extent that I felt her focus was on the big picture, and not her life. I think this was her exact intention, as she stated in the prologue that this show more book is not about her but about God. But what I experienced then becomes a 160-page sermon on the gospel stated in a poetic fashion, with very little illustrations except blurry vignettes from different snippets of her life. show less

As one of Trinity’s librarians, I select, and then read/view, a huge number of items: adult, youth, and children; fiction and nonfiction; books, videos, and audio books.
One of our newest books is “Gay Girl, Good God” by Jackie Hill Perry In my opinion, this book is one of the most significant books ever written about God, how He loves us, and how we can love Him back.
Jackie Hill Perry was sexually attacked as a child. Her father abandoned her family when she was young. She decided that if men would treat her like this, she would not have close relations with them, so she became a lesbian.
The book does not contain any descriptions of sexual activity, no graphic language, or promotion of homosexuality. From page 67 through page show more 193 (almost two-thirds of the book), Jackie tells of the wondrous changes that God made in her life, because the Lord showed her the way that He loves her, and me and you. Jackie shows that homosexuality is something from which individuals can walk away. The book has numerous Scriptures which guides me into showing my love for God.
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This is worth reading, but I have some critiques for it. Review to come.