#sexualit

No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation. ↗

— James McGreevey

#damnation #faith #forthcoming #homosexuality #mortal

If a person is homosexual by nature - that is, if one's sexuality is as intrinsic a part of one's identity as gender or skin color - then society can no more deny a gay person access to the secular rights and religious sacraments because of his homosexuality than it can reinstate Jim Crow. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#because #color #crow #deny #gay

Given that sexual orientation is innate and that we are all, in theological terms, children of God, to deny access to some sacraments based on sexuality is as wrong as denying access to some sacraments based on race or gender. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#based #children #deny #denying #gender

He managed to make his request with the minimum of time given to speculating what she looked like naked, forgiving himself for the instant of fantasy by telling himself it was the curse of being male. In the presence of a beautiful woman, he had always experienced that knee-jerk reaction to being reduced - if only momentarily - to skin, bone, and testosterone. ↗

— Elizabeth George

#beauty

I define my sexuality in terms of the people that I love. ↗

— George Michael

#i #i love #love #people #sexuality

I have never thought about my sexuality being right or wrong. To me it has always been a case of finding the right person. ↗

— George Michael

#always #been #being #case #finding

I spent years growing up being told what my sexuality was. ↗

— George Michael

#growing #growing up #i #sexuality #spent

It's a good thing that columnists don't make homosexuality their last taboo anymore. But I wish the columnists themselves would come out too. ↗

— Michael Musto

#anymore #columnists #come #good #good thing

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. ↗

— Martina Navratilova

#good #people #sexuality #sports #states

There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality. ↗

— J. M. Roberts

#church #conclusion #contribution #elements #hostile