This document discusses the question of mandated celibacy for LGBTQ individuals. It presents arguments from both sides of the issue. The main arguments discussed are whether reparative therapy is effective, whether celibacy should be chosen or mandated, the variety of results from mixed orientation marriages, and that God designed humans for community and intimate connection. The document examines what the early church taught on this issue and references perspectives from the Bible, Gregory of Nyssa, Martin Luther, and Augustine. It concludes by stating the need for a deliberative process on this complex topic.