{"id":41037,"date":"2016-07-11T20:20:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T00:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nigerias-first-gay-pastor-says-he-considered-suicide\/"},"modified":"2016-07-11T20:20:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T00:20:53","slug":"nigerias-first-gay-pastor-says-he-considered-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nigerias-first-gay-pastor-says-he-considered-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/12592234_1067410759978028_8952607234971028078_n.jpg?resize=600%2C670\" alt=\"Jide Macaulay\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/12592234_1067410759978028_8952607234971028078_n.jpg?w=600 600w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/12592234_1067410759978028_8952607234971028078_n.jpg?resize=269%2C300 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&rsquo;s first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> pastor, Jide Macaulay, reveals that he once contemplated suicide in a new Facebook post about homophobic family members.<\/p>\n<p>Macaulay founded The House of Rainbow church <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2011\/apr\/24\/gay-nigerians-church-services-secret\">in 2006 in Lagos<\/a>. However, after receiving death threats because he is openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, Macaulay fled to London where he lives to this day in self-imposed exile out of concern for his safety.<\/p>\n<p>Macaulay&nbsp;talked suicide in a Facebook post about how he &ldquo;had to block another family member&rdquo; because of their homophobia and intolerance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JideRebirthMacaulay\/photos\/a.1056608961058208.1073741827.1056604214392016\/1177451892307247\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Macaulay wrote,<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To be rejected by family hurts, especially parent and children, Since I came out as <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, I have thought several times of taking my own life, the rejection cuts deep into my heart and soul, but knowing Christ and believing in an awesome God has been a better option. I am truly not worried as th<span>e inclusive christian ministry with House of Rainbow brings me in contact with many people who are same gender loving, thousands of people around the world just like me. Above all I have encountered God with unimaginable love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking os his work with House of Rainbow, Macaulay said, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To be able, on a daily basis tell <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> people God love us just the way we are is a humbling experience and I thank God for calling me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He also said, &ldquo;GAY means God Adores You, God Accepts You, God Affirms You.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of his journey to being who he is today, Macaulay added, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&ldquo;I am not ashamed to be <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, I regret not knowing better before I got married to a <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/www.flirt4free.com\/live\/girls\/?mp_code=akftr\">woman<\/a> in 1991, thank God I was divorced by 1994. There are many millions of stories only if we pay attention.&rdquo;<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[Top photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JideRebirthMacaulay\/photos\/a.1056608961058208.1073741827.1056604214392016\/1067410759978028\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Facebook<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/2016\/07\/jide-macaulay\/\">Nigeria&rsquo;s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.towleroad.com\/\">Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:I9og5sOYxJI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=I9og5sOYxJI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?i=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:cGdyc7Q-1BI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=cGdyc7Q-1BI\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?a=vhNuP_lDTfk:YkoAi_LA0bo:YwkR-u9nhCs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/towleroad\/feed?d=YwkR-u9nhCs\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~4\/vhNuP_lDTfk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/vhNuP_lDTfk\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.towleroad.com\/~r\/towleroad\/feed\/~3\/vhNuP_lDTfk\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide Nigeria&rsquo;s first openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a> pastor, Jide Macaulay, reveals that he once contemplated suicide in a new Facebook post about homophobic family members. Macaulay founded The House of Rainbow church in 2006 in Lagos. However, after receiving death threats because he is openly <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=R2Xc&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">gay<\/a>, Macaulay fled to London &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nigerias-first-gay-pastor-says-he-considered-suicide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/nigerias-first-gay-pastor-says-he-considered-suicide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nigeria\u2019s First Gay Pastor Says He Considered Suicide Nigeria&rsquo;s first openly gay pastor, Jide Macaulay, reveals that he once contemplated suicide in a new Facebook post about homophobic family members. 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