If God is love then any manifestation of true love is a manifestation of God. There is plenty of empirical evidence that many gay and lesbian couples are living lives of committed love for each other.  These examples of committed, sacramental love are powerful examples of living out the commandments: love God and one another as I have loved you...just as powerful (and sacramental) as the committed sacramental love of heterosexual couples.

Yes, we need the conversation that is suggested by this article and I hope that it is inclusive enough to hear the voices of heterosexuals like me who will never completely understand what it means to be gay or lesbian or trans (with all of the mean spirited and/or negative labels that demean their human identity and goodness) but who do know genuine love when they experience it themselves and see it in others, regardless of sexual orientation.