A young girl came out to her church, so they cut her mic and told her to leave

We’re not exactly sure what Jesus would have done in this situation, but we’re 99.99% sure it wouldn’t have been this.

12-year-old Savannah is about as brave as they come. During her Mormon ward’s monthly Fast and Testimony meeting, she decided to get up in front of everybody and talk about what God means to her. That’s not an easy thing for any preteen to do, but it was even more challenging for Savannah.

She took the mic and told her community about her “heavenly parents” who helped make her into the girl she is. They gave her brown eyes; they gave her freckles; they made her gay.

“I believe that God wants us to treat each other with kindness, even if people are different,” she said after coming out.

A hushed chatter broke out among the audience of pious elders, who supposedly had Savannah’s best interests at heart. Eventually one official made an executive decision — cut the courageous girl’s mic, and tell her to sit down and leave the stage.

How very adult.

In an interview with the podcast I Like to Look for Rainbows, Savannah opened up about this incredible moment:

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