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Justin Lee (born September 7, 1977) is the founder of the Gay Christian Network (GCN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides resources and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians. According to the GCN website, "We also work with churches and other Christian organizations to help educate the Christian community about sexual orientation issues from a Biblical standpoint." In August 2001, Lee founded GCN to "build a supportive community to support fellow gay Christians in their Christian walks."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= About GCN )〕 In an interview for CNN, Lee explained the purpose of the organization: "We're just trying to get people together who experience attraction to the same sex, however they have handled that, and who love Jesus and say, OK, you are welcome here, and then let's pray together and figure out where God wants us to take it."〔(Transcript ) of 18 December 2006 episode of ''Anderson Cooper 360''〕 Lee is recognizable for his baldness and noticeable lack of eyebrows due to alopecia areata, a condition he has had since childhood. He is also the director of a 2009 documentary, ''Through My Eyes'', which explores the struggles of young gay Christians,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://us.imdb.com/title/tt1400371/ )〕 and the author of the 2012 book ''Torn: Rescuing the Gospel from the Gays-vs.-Christians Debate'', published by Hachette Book Group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jerichobooks.com/ )〕 ==Background== Lee grew up in a conservative Christian home and continues to hold many of the same core doctrines. According to The New York Times, "Justin Lee believes that the Virgin birth was real, that there is a heaven and a hell, that salvation comes through Christ alone and that he... is an evangelical Christian." As a teenager, Lee realized he was attracted to the same sex, but he did not identify himself as gay because he believed that would be a sin. Instead, he spent years fighting his attractions, praying for God to change them.〔 In 1997, Lee posted his story online and heard from people all over the world who were similarly struggling with their faith and sexuality. This led him to be more outspoken on behalf of gay Christians and ultimately to launch The Gay Christian Network in 2001.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Justin Lee (activist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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