When is something gay?

Last updated on September 19, 2020

Question:

I understand that not everything is gay. Things are only gay if you look at it in a gay way, right? As a kid friends and I were at a party. We got bored and we played a game where I would try to steal their belts or something like that. I can’t remember the details. We didn’t pull anyone’s pants down or do any funny business. I would like to know if that was a sin and if I should repent for it or was it just normal kids having fun and I shouldn’t obsess over it.

Answer:

It is homosexuality if you have sex with another guy. It is a lust for homosexuality if you want to do it very badly and are justifying it in your mind that it would be all right is some circumstances. It is a temptation if the thought crosses your mind. Homosexuality and the lust for homosexuality are both sins. Temptations are not sins; they are the times Satan is trying to get you to sin.

What you did was just silly goofing around that boys typically do.