When I walked into the Castro District of San Francisco in 1988, I could not have picked a worse time in history to come-out as a 'gay' man. It was the height of the AIDS crisis.
'Sadly it is religion, including our own, which targets, mostly verbally, and also often breeds contempt for gays, lesbians and transgender people,' said Lynch.
Christians ought proclaim the love of Christ with our lips, and in our lives. And the events in Orlando underscore how the two must never be separated.
'I blame Ted Cruz, Pat McCrory, and every single politician in America and around the world who has promoted fear and hatred against the LGBTQ community.'