“Mormon leaders said in a statement they will reexamine their ties to the Boy Scouts. "The church," they said, "has always welcomed all boys to its Scouting units regardless of sexual orientation. However, the admission of openly gay leaders is inconsistent with the doctrines of the church and what have traditionally been the values of the Boy Scouts of America."” SaidAmericaValuesChurchLeaderBoysGayStatementsDoctrineTiesUnitsThey SaidOrientationInconsistentAdmissionScoutingBoy ScoutBoy Scouts Of America Author:Gwen Ifill
“Most pastors railing against gay marriage have never cried out on racism, any type of injustice or police brutality. They've never once made a statement about health care. Many of them are silent on community issues. They are very silent, but they have become the leaders of this particular movement.” MadeCareCommunityLeaderIssuesMovementParticularTypeGayRacismPoliceSilentInjusticeStatementsHealth CareCriedPastorGay MarriagePolice BrutalityBrutalityAgainst Gay Marriage Author:Otis Moss III
“You're talking about the 1970s now and not the 1950s. We were all more sophisticated by that time, and I just assumed he was gay. But I do remember when we were all sitting around on a roof one night and Larry turned to me and said, "You do know I'm gay, don't you?" There was a statement made. A declaration. We just never had really talked about it.” KnowsMadeSaidRememberNightTalkingGaySittingStatementsRoofSophisticatedDeclarationRemember WhenOne NightLarrySitting Around Author:Kevin Sessums
“I believe that a negative statement is poison.I'm convinced that the negative has power. It lives. And if you allow it to perch in your house, in your mind, in your life, it can take you over. So when the rude or cruel thing is said - the lambasting, the gay bashing, the hate - I say, "Take it all out of my house!" Those negative words climb into the woodwork and into the furniture, and the next thing you know they'll be on my skin.” IfsKnowsMindBelieveSaidHateNextHouseI BelieveGayNegativeSkinsConvincedStatementsPoisonClimbsRudeFurnitureNegative Words Author:Maya Angelou
“Love is a human experience, not a political statement.” HumansPoliticalLove IsGayStatementsHuman ExperienceGay Adoption Author:Anne Hathaway
“There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave, I'm a decent human being... Love is a human experience, not a political statement” PeopleHumansSaidPoliticalHuman BeingsLove IsGayBraveDuesStatementsDecentAdoptionSupportiveHuman ExperienceGay MarriageDissentGay Adoption Author:Anne Hathaway
“I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far as the athletes are concerned.” ThinkingPoliticalGayConcernedAthleteStatementsOlympicsBoycott Author:Johnny Weir