I’m a queer former United Methodist. And I’m tired.

The logo of the United Methodist Church: A cross attended by a red flame. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Today, a group of 800-plus United Methodist Church clergy voted to retain the organization’s longstanding opposition to same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay clergy.

As a queer person living in a city filled with queer-affirming Methodist churches, I feel some temptation to be stunned and disappointed by this. As a person filled with self-doubt, who loves to parse…