That is equally true (or false) of many other kinds religious teaching. I haven't reconfirmed it just now, but I'm pretty sure the bible and the quran promise similar punishments for something as heinous as murdering an innocent or as harmless as blasphemy.

>Do any of those scriptures tell the person they will endure torture in hell for the way they are?

Surprisingly, not really. They'll endure torture in hell for the gay sex, but not being gay per se (note that but so will everyone who masturbates, or marries a foreigner, or wears clothing with mixed fabrics, or, according to Revelations, most Christians.

...sorry this comment is so awkwardly worded, but I lost the edit window for it almost immediately, I don't know why.

My underlying point would have been that the Bible considers the act of gay sex a sin, but sex between people of the same gender wasn't necessarily considered deviant in many ancient cultures (such as the Greeks.) The concepts of "heterosexual" and "homosexual" identity, or of "being gay" would have been alien.

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When those words are directed at someone who hasn't had the time or experience to develop psychological defenses against them, then yes. Of course verbal abuse is violence when directed at a child.