This is the truth that we know. Love is hard. This is not a piece of LGBT wisdom - it is a piece of human wisdom. Love is made harder when people speak about you as an “issue” or a “debate” or a “question”.... It is right and appropriate to listen to the ones who have been the subject of policies, debates, and synodal arguments. We are not here judging the quality of the marriages, or the erotic lives, of church leaders. We are here discussing how we are discussed. And it is important to listen to us, because we are the ones most affected, in real and tangible ways, by poor language and poor listening in public society today. It is the right, Christian and moral thing to do.... LGBT people are the ones who are the authentic spokespeople on the weak quality of ecclesial welcomes thus far."
O'Tauma's quiet gentle voice on this topic can be heard here at A Question of Belonging