i ve never seen them say prejudiced things. do you think those kind of things spoken from their own bible could lead to violence? i mean, it does. you know, it s very confusing. i grew up in the bible belt, you know, here in america. and you know, i grew up southern baptist. and you know, it s very scary as a kid because you re always taught, you know, that oh, gay is wrong, you re going to hell. so you re basically scared into believing those thoughts. and it s all what you re taught. you know, these kids don t learn it themselves. it s all what they re taught from the older generations, your older brothers, your sisters, your parents. it s passed down generation to generation. you know, those thoughts. larry: but they also teach, wanda, love the sinner, hate the sin. they don t teach that enough. you know. and it s they don t teach the love part. i ll put it that way. they don t teach the love part enough. and it s all driven on by fear. you know, it s i believe a lot of pe
your parents. it s passed down generation to generation. you know, those thoughts. larry: but they also teach, wanda, love the sinner, hate the sin. they don t teach that enough. you know. and it s they don t teach the love part. i ll put it that way. they don t teach the love part enough. and it s all driven on by fear. you know, it s i believe a lot of people like if it were my own family. you know, i believe that the big problem that my family had with me is that, you know, it s the superstition and it s the fear that if i accept you then i m accountable and then i m going to go to hell. which is it s crazy. larry: is it did you make a conscious decision, tim, to be gay? oh, certainly not, larry. as a matter of fact, growing up, i didn t really know who i was when it came to my sexuality. but i knew who i wasn t.
so you re basically scared into believing those thoughts. and it s all what you re taught. you know, these kids don t learn it themselves. it s all what they re taught from the older generations, your older brothers, your sisters, your parents. it s passed down generation to generation. you know, those thoughts. larry: but they also teach, wanda, love the sinner, hate the sin. they don t teach that enough. you know. and it s they don t teach the love part. i ll put it that way. they don t teach the love part enough. and it s all driven on by fear. you know, it s i believe a lot of people like if it were my own family. you know, i believe that the big problem that my family had with me is that, you know, it s the superstition and it s the fear that if i accept you then i m accountable and then i m going to go to hell. which is it s crazy. larry: is it did you make a conscious decision, tim, to be gay? oh, certainly not, larry. as a matter of fact, growing up, i didn t
wanda, love the sinner, hate the sin. they don t teach that enough. you know. and it s they don t teach the love part. i ll put it that way. they don t teach the love part enough. and it s all driven on by fear. you know, it s i believe a lot of people like if it were my own family. you know, i believe that the big problem that my family had with me is that, you know, it s the superstition and it s the fear that if i accept you then i m accountable and then i m going to go to hell. which is it s crazy. larry: is it did you make a conscious decision, tim, to be gay? oh, certainly not, larry. as a matter of fact, growing up, i didn t really know who i was when it came to my sexuality. but i knew who i wasn t. and there just weren t a lot of positive role models for me
and it s all what you re taught. you know, these kids don t learn it themselves. it s all what they re taught from the older generations, your older brothers, your sisters, your parents. it s passed down generation to generation. you know, those thoughts. larry: but they also teach, wanda, love the sinner, hate the sin. they don t teach that enough. you know. and it s they don t teach the love part. i ll put it that way. they don t teach the love part enough. and it s all driven on by fear. you know, it s i believe a lot of people like if it were my own family. you know, i believe that the big problem that my family had with me is that, you know, it s the superstition and it s the fear that if i accept you then i m accountable and then i m going to go to hell. which is it s crazy. larry: is it did you make a conscious decision, tim, to be gay? oh, certainly not, larry.