By Luke Kenton For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:59 BST, 14 June 2019 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 14 June 2019
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A devout Christian Washington state teenager says he received overwhelming support when he came out as gay to his family in 2018, but a family of a different kind turned their back on the 18-year-old this week.
Just last week, Jace Taylor was excited for the summer months ahead after being hired to work as a camp counselor at Fir Creek, run by Christian non-profit organisation The FIRS.
However his employment was prematurely terminated on Tuesday after senior executives of the organisation learned of his sexuality from social media, believing homosexuality to be a conflict of interest with their Christian values.
For Taylor, the company’s decision brought a shattering halt to a life-long dream.
Jace Taylor, 18, was fired from his role as a camp counselor after the nonprofit Christian organisation he worked for found out he was gay from social media
The 18-year-old’s sadness soon turned to anger when The FIRS Executive Director Tom Beaumont (left), and friend to Taylor’s family, confirmed in a statement that his sexuality was the defining factor in his dismissal
‘I wanted to bawl my eyes out,’ Taylor said in an interview with