Church Quote by John Shelby Spong

In a certain geographic region at a certain economic level, being gay is not an issue.

— Scott Bessent

Same sex marriage isn't gay privilege, it's equal rights. Privilege would be something like gay people not paying taxes. Like churches don't.

— Ricky Gervais

We still have gaps that are rooted in gender inequality. Certainly we have discrimination against the LGBT community.

— Hillary Clinton

Same-sex marriage is not a gay privilege, it's equal rights.

— Ricky Gervais

... demanding a separation between church and state isn't enough; the churches' basic doctrines must be changed, with homophobia written out forever.

— Michelangelo Signorile

We've got to deal with the fact that the church has been violently prejudiced against gay people. We've murdered them; we've burned them at…

— John Shelby Spong

Gayness is a non-issue.

— Sandra Bernhard

Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights…

— Coretta Scott King

I think for too many decades, the politicians have driven a wedge between the gay and lesbian communities and the religious communities for their…

— Dustin Lance Black

So many times I've heard people say that the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples won't really change anything other than some…

— Alice Dreger

Because homophobia is still largely driven by the church, it's legitimised. It's also tied to sexism, because those two are never far apart.

— Marlon James

I'm not sure gay marriage was an issue that made or didn't make any single election that I can think of.

— Ana Navarro