I hugged a man in his underwear. I think Jesus would have too.
I spent the Tag at Chicago’s Pride Parade. Some Friends and I, with The Marin Foundation, wore shirts with “I’m Sorry” written on it. We had signs that said, “I’m sorry that Christians judge you,” “I’m sorry the way churches have treated you,” “I used to be a bible-banging homophobe, sorry.” We wanted to be an alternative Christian voice from the protestors that were there speaking hate into megaphones.
What I loved most about the Tag is when people “got it.” I loved watching people’s faces as they saw...
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