Liberty University (Jerry Falwell U) grad fakes rainbow, gets book deal for gay version of 'Black like Me' stunt

Timothy Kurek, center, in Nashville during a Gay Day event

26-year-old Timothy Kurek says he grew up hating homo­sexuality until a friend told him in a karaoke bar that she got kicked out of the house because she was a lesbian. At this point he said he had an epiphany and decided he just had to masquerade as gay for a year.
     Naturally he wrote about his stunt in a book, which AKSARBENT is in no hurry to purchase or name.

Kurek’s account of his year being gay ...ends up with him reaffirming his faith while also embracing the cause of gay equality.
     Along the way he sheds many friends, especially from Liberty, who wrote emails to him after he came out asking that he repent of his sins and warning that he faced damnation. He does not regret their loss. “I now have lots of new gay friends,” Kurek said.
     ...In one gay bar, Kurek was stunned to discover gay Christians earnestly discussing their belief in creationism. “I found gay Christians more devout than me!” Kurek says.
     ...he says that one of the most surprising elements of his journey was that it renewed his religious faith rather than undermined it. “Being gay for a year saved my faith,” he said.
     “The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all. It is just a vocal minority that gets noticed and attracts all the attention,” he said.