Archbishop Tutu Speaks On Human Rights for Gay People
http://www.ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/08/Apr/1002.htm Apologises for way Church ostracises gay and transgender people
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10, 2008 – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, arguably the most respected living Anglican (Episcopal), has condemned the persecution of gay and transgender people – and, apologised on behalf of his Church for ostracising gay men and women.
Speaking to a congregation of 500 in Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate said that speaking up for human rights was as important as the basic act of breathing.
