If you had been there, you would have seen the number of people on the streets and the high school-ers getting out of their school day who shouted in support for our messages of equality and acceptance.

And that is where change begins.

Both sides feel like they’ve accomplished something because “I told them!!” But when the tape was off and the confrontation over, no one had changed their views, no one had built a bridge, no one had influenced anyone’s thinking and each was more confirmed in their belief that the other side is “a bunch of haters”.

We should be careful not to suggest that the response of Scott Lively and Rick Warren to the Uganda situation are in any way similar.

Although his response was later than it could have been, Warren issued a videotape message sent to all of the pastors with which he has any influence. It was as clear and compelling of a statement as we could have wished for, ending with “I urge you, the pastors of Uganda, to speak out against the proposed law.”

It’s disgusting how much harm this man has done in the name of religion…. just disgusting.

At the Q&A I mentioned the activity of Scott Lively and Rick Warren with anti gay Ugandan policies.
And thought that the actor had some big, brass ones to go through all of that, to give a child a better life in Los Angeles.
Indeed, Johnny’s friend Innocent, a gay African boxer WAS murdered for being gay.

People like Lively can preach all they want.
But it was Johnny O’Callaghan who was actually doing God’s work.

To my LA based friends, the show is called “Who’s Your Daddy?” playing at the Victory Theater in Burbank. Please go see it and give Johnny a shout out.

His adopted son: Odin, is now a happy, healthy, 4th grader.