Leaving anything cherished behind is profoundly hard. But Jesus is always worth it.
That delusion or deceipt is what will have to be healed for people who have fallen for it. There is tons of medical and social evidence that the gay lifestyle produces terrible consequences - not something worthy of cherishing.
Temptation and sinfulness is woven into everyone’s experience but sane (Christian or not) people don’t relate to it as something “cherished.” That is a terrible lie intended to protect and nuture self destruction.
I respectfully disagree. The conscience may be seared so entirely that it is possible to have cherished sins. Recall the rich young ruler. When he realized that he was being asked to sacrifice his cherished wealth and power he turned his back on Christ. Before the Holy Spirit convicted me I had several cherished sin habits. One of them had the potential to become quite profitable. They still occasionally tempt, but they are no longer cherished. In fact, I feel embarassed for having ever done so. In the hands of the Spirit this embarassment has been a wonderful goad to drive me to better things.