“Coming out to myself was one of the hardest parts of my journey. Tears were shed, desperate prayers to be changed were prayed. It's been a struggle to accept myself and I couldn't have done it with the help of so many others who have paved the way for me. So, if you're religious and wondering if God…”— Shannon Purser, twitter.com
“Not to sound like nick jonas or anything but sometimes I see a queer couple walking around holding hands and it just makes me feel so happy.”— Adam J. Kurtz, twitter.com
“The crimes of Christianity are real. The power of Christianity is real. And when forgiveness and compassion are real, redemption is real, too.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“Fear is inherent when having an 'unconventional' sexual orientation. The fear of who will accept you or not, the fear of physical attack, the racing heartbeat you feel every single time you come out to someone - over and over again through your entire life.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“Change is hard. Change is scarring. Change can be painful. We fear the change that comes with new jobs, new opportunities - things that we see as generally positive. It should be no surprise, then, that changing one's perceived sexual orientations is fucking hard.”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“People were forced into sexual relationships - or often raped - by others merely because of a humanly constructed social status. If that was Paul's perception of homosexuality, there is no surprise that he would condemn it. Looking at people as property is wrong. Rape is wrong. Feeling obligated to…”— Jacob Geers, amazon.com
“I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.”— Ellen Degeneres, quotes.lifehack.org
“Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.”— Ellen Degeneres, advocate.com