A former founding editor for the magazine Young Gay America is celebrating his recent marriage to his wife, claiming that the homosexual lifestyle is a mistake.

After working for Young Gay America for over a decade, Michael Glatze decided to no longer orient to homosexuality six years ago by the prompting of the Lord Jesus.

He walked away from the magazine, leaving a note on his computer that ended with “Homosexuality is death, and I choose life.”

Two months ago, Glatze married his girlfriend Rebekah at an outdoor ceremony in Bluffton, South Carolina. In a letter written last week and published by WND.com, Glatze gave thanks to God for his wife and addressed homosexual critics who have called his bride Glatze’s “prop” and “victim.”

“I have been married now for a little over a month—and it has been the greatest month of my life thus far!” he wrote. “I am so grateful for Rebekah, for God, for His provision, for my new in-laws, for my family that traveled from far and wide to join in our special day, and for the prayers and support that have flooded our way since October.”

Glatze said he became aware of homosexual feelings at about age 14 and publicly came out at age 20. Finally, after a decade of homosexual activism and serious internal conflict,  he says he finally was “liberated.”

In 2005, Glatze was featured in a panel with Judy Shepard, mother of slain homosexual Matthew Shepard, at the prestigious JFK Jr. Forum at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

It was after viewing a video of his words that he began to seriously doubt what he was doing with his life and influence.

I do believe that homosexuality is a flaw, a mistake, a distortion and something from which one can be completely restored. I do know that this viewpoint flies in the face of people’s personal decisions, as well as some popular politics in this world. And I am additionally aware that this viewpoint labels me as some kind of “right-wing fanatic” who ought to just be “wiped out.” I do pray to God for my safety every day.

In the meantime, I would like to say this: I love my God. I love my life. I am grateful for every breath. I am grateful to God for humanity. And I am so grateful for Rebekah. I am not trying to “rub this in” to anyone’s face, but I want to be clear (since so many people are talking about this wedding already, even though I only posted photos on my personal Google account for friends and family members) that I am not here to “force my agenda” or my “lifestyle” on anyone else. I am here to live a good, God-honoring life. And as a Christian, I would be a liar if I didn’t tell people Who God is, what He has done in my life and how He continues to provide for me (and now – thank God – my family) in ways that are more numerous than I can count.