Tag: Archbishop Desmond Tutu

I urge all faith leaders and politicians to stop persecuting people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Every day people live in fear because of who they love. We are talking about our family members, our flesh and blood, our humanity. LGBT people are in our villages, towns, cities, countries — and our whole world…those of us who have freedom must speak out for those whose freedom is under attack. We can and must make a difference.

— Archbishop Desmond Tutu, writing in Essence magazine about his impending retirement from professional life but not from fighting injustice.