3 H's - Homosexuality: part 2

I recently watched a movie called 'Milk', in which Sean Penn won the best actor oscar this year. It is the story of the first publically elected openly gay man in America. Harvey Milk, the main character, is killed for being who he is. What struck me in this movie was the lack of equal rights that homosexuals had in the USA only 20 years ago. People could be fired from their jobs if it could be proved that they were gay, they were open to constant vilification and abuse and many of their rights were ignored or absent. I was watching this as the most privilaged type of human: white, western, male and heterosexual, trying to fathom what it would be like to not be able to work or marry because of whom I loved. It is hard to understand, and my prayer is that all those who follow Christ will embrace our brothers and sisters who are gay and fight alongside them against bigotry and oppression, so that they may have the same rights as everyone else.