Troy Perry

“The church should be the first place a gay person can turn to, not the last.”

“Come home. God is not your problem. God is your answer.”

“I felt God had called me to start a church for all of God's children, and especially my tribe, the gay and lesbian community.”

“The Lord is my shepherd and He knows I'm gay.”

“We were the first church to perform same-sex marriages, way back in 1969.”

“I finally said, ‘I’m tired of fighting you, God. I’m going to be who I am, and I’m going to be the best who I am.’”

“We are God's children, too.”

“Homophobia is a sin. A terrible sin.”

“I believe that the Bible is the word of God, but I also believe that it's been misinterpreted for years.”

“In 1968, I finally fell in love with a man, and I knew I had to reconcile my faith and my sexuality.”

“Don't you ever let anybody have you believe that God doesn't love you.”

“God cares about how we treat each other, not about who we love.”

“Our movement was a spiritual movement from its very beginning.”

“We've had to fight for every single right we have.”