Playwriting - need help with prayer writing!
My partner is a playwright working on their first full-length straight play that's a gothic western. Reddit took down their original post, we think because they have never posted before, so I am asking for them now. They grew up in an atheist household, so they don't have the experience of a character that they're writing, and would love to get input from folks with lived experience. The character is a young girl who is a lesbian, but has set within herself some really harsh guidelines to follow her Christian identity. There is a scene they're working on where the character is alone in her church at night, praying to God, questioning why she has the feelings she does. They have some ideas on how to write this, as they are a lesbian, but they don't have the experience of being a young gay Christian to make this scene seem completely authentic. If anyone has this experience (lesbian or otherwise), they would love to get your thoughts and hear your story.
From my partner: I apologize if any of this doesn't make sense or if this comes across the wrong way. I truly just want to make this scene as authentic and accurate as possible. I don't want to misrepresent this experience since I know it is common among young gay Christians. Thank you for any help!