So basically you’re asking me to … some 16-year-old kid is somewhere in a closet with his father’s gun that he found and he’s thinking about putting it to his head because he’s been tormented in school every single day because they may have found out he is gay, or they suspected he’s gay. He doesn’t have a voice right now. You’re asking me to take all that back so he doesn’t have a voice. I won’t do that.

That’s taking my dignity, my respect away. I want that young man to come out of the closet, put the gun down, and you’re a part of society. When did we get to this, starting to judge who gets to be a part of what society? It just bothers me. And I told the pastor to blame it on my mom, because my mom brought me up to love everybody.”

And also “Butler said he won’t reveal the name of the church because he doesn’t want the pastor, his family or the church to be harassed.”

LeRoy Butler is a stand-up guy. 

Former Green Bay Packers great LeRoy Butler talks with Anderson Cooper about church flap | Appleton Post-Crescent | postcrescent.com

Source: postcrescent.com

Submitted by thevoicesproject :

Growing up, coming out and learning to speak THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE. 

THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

‘The aim was to pick up chicks by sounding like a Frenchman. Hasn’t really worked out yet.

In THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE 17 year old Charlie struggles to find the words to be true to himself…and his best friend. 

A wry, delicate take on first love and awakening sexuality from a young man’s perspective, THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE is written and performed by Kim Ho, under the mentorship of leading Australian playwright Tommy Murphy, and directed by Laura Scrivano, for The Voices Project from the Australian Theatre for Young People (atyp)

This is really great; well shot, well written, well acted.

(via projectqueer)

Source: freshink.com.au