Religious Homophobia: A Real Life & Death Issue

For gays and lesbians, religious hatred is literally a matter of life and death. And it’s becoming rapidly apparent that the deadly consequences of such biblically motivated homophobia are not restricted to Africa or Asia. Queers in North America are losing their lives because of such vitriol.

Even churches that attempt to be open to queers are facing attacks, not only with heated rhetoric, but with actual bullets.

The latest instance occurred Jul 27 in Knoxville, Tennessee when a shooter opened fire on people at the gay-friendly Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, killing two people and injuring seven others. Jim D Adkisson would have killed many more had not members of the congregation — who were gathered for a children’s production of Annie — not tackled him.

Read more at xtra.ca.