We are equal by all of life's measures. Created equally, we share a common humanity. Equally loved, we are called jointly from our common pew into the ministry of our one and only Lord Jesus Christ. Truly Thirty to forty percent of homeless youth are thrown out or had to leave their homes because they are homosexual. I tell you, Homosexual youth commit suicide at a rate that is two to three times higher than the rate for other adolescents.
Parents lose custody of their children and visitation rights because they are lesbian or gay.
The Silenced Witnesses Project is an exposition personalizing those who have been killed by acts of violence towards the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered community. Jeanne Knepper holds silhouettes representing people who have been killed by acts of violence because of their sexual orientation in a demonstration outside the Cleveland Convention Center. Knepper is a spokesperson for Affirmation . This exhibit will be shown throughout General Conference at different locations and time. Be prayerful to these folks who died.