Quote by Marshall Thornton

“I didn't know that homosexuality was wrong until I read it in the Bible.”

— Little Richard

“I was gay because I didn’t know if it would jeopardize my plans for priesthood and nobody wanted an out-of-the-closet gay priest at their…

— Charles Benedict

“The truth was, I had never felt sad about being gay. It was just another part of who I was, no different than my…

— Jessica Verdi

“As a gay man, the Church oppressed me and I walked willingly into its repressive and controlling arms. As a gay man, I willingly…

— Charles Benedict

“If he turns out to be gay, I will be furious. They get all the good ones!”

— David Levithan

“In the new style, homosexuals and heterosexuals could be equally unhappy, equally happy, and equally screwed up.”

— Christopher Bram

“I knew that a publicly gay priest would alienate many parishioners no matter where I was assigned.”

— Charles Benedict

“What a horrible irony. They attack me, but they love me; they accept me, but they exclude me. They speak of homosexuality as something…

— Ricky Martin

“I wasn’t in the habit of spewing out personal facts in a church setting. While I was here, I was bound and determined to…

— Wade Kelly

“I think people get excited about their perspective on sexuality because it gives them the feeling that, their failures notwithstanding, if they take a…

— Walter Wink

“sometimes I think homosexuality is wasted on gay people”

— David Halerin

“To him, homosexuality is only a symbol for what he learned from the Family is a greater plague: government by people, not by God.”

— Jeff Sharlet