the question is not why Christians have missed Christ’s real message – it’s why Jesus was the worst communicator in human history.
He says nothing about gay sex, we’re told as if this proves he had no objection. (Curiously, the same doesn’t apply to slavery or rape.) He doesn’t even mention queer people.
It is absurdly generous to call someone a queer ally whose name we only know because they spurred a movement that overwhelmingly harmed us for thousands of years.
It is absurdly generous to call someone a queer ally because they never said a word about us, particularly to a violently homophobic audience.
It is absurdly generous to call someone a queer ally for preaching nonspecific love and kindness. That never stopped anyone, let alone preachers, persecuting us.