Desmond Tutu Quotes

I am a very firm believer in the Aloha spirit - respect and love for everyone, irrespective of their religion, race, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

I can love people of every gender identity and expression. It is the soul that captivates me.

Gay, straight, bi, whatever - it doesn't matter. Love is love.

I know that my Redeemer lives. Thank God I love humanity, complexion doesn't interest me one single a bit.

If you love someone, you love someone. It doesn't matter; age, colour, c'mon!

Tolerance says I am just going to stomach your right to be different. That if you disappear from the face of the earth, I am no better or worse off. But love - love knows that every American has worth and value, no matter what their background, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

Regardless of your religious belief, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, there is no place in our communities for hate.

People - whatever their race, religion, sexual preference - deserve to be treated as human beings.

I want a better world, I want love and harmony amongst people no matter what color you are, what race or what background you come from or sexual orientation.

I'm trying to tell kids if they are gay, it's OK to be gay. I've tried to tell families if they have a gay family member to accept them and love them as they always have.

I have friends who are black, white, purple, gay, straight, Martian, yellow, old, and young. I have friends who are animals and a few who I believe to be robots. All of them are people to me. In my mind, it's not about what you look like or what you do; it's about who you are inside.

When I have kids, when I have a family and nieces and nephews, I'm gonna teach them to love more and be kinder and to not judge someone by the colour of their skin or any other thing.

Regardless of who you are or who you like, love is love.

I try to put my heart out there to everybody. They don't have to be Christian. For example, I have lots of Jewish readers. I love my Jewish readers.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Toleration is good for all, or it is good for none.

In my heart, I really don't care who you love, same sex or not; as long as you have the ability to love, that's the important thing here.

My upbringing was faith-based, but we believed you should love all others as you want to be loved, because everyone should be treated equally. That's helped me have an understanding of people on different journeys and in different walks of life. At the end of the day, we're all the same, because we all want to be loved.

It's just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you think is based on your religious beliefs.

I'm not homophobic, I'm not racist. I'm not against any people. All I have for people is love.

If a person is gay and accepts the Lord, who am I to judge them.

My dear compatriots, I'm not interested in your race, your origin, your sexual orientation. What interests me is your happiness.

God tells us not to judge one another, no matter what anyone's sexual preferences are or if they're black, brown or purple.

I think for me, as a gay person, I can convince a lot more people to be for gay marriage by not screaming at them and berating them and embarrassing them and belittling them, but by showing them that we're all exactly the same.

My best friends - the people I trust the most - are Catholic, Jewish, African-American, gay, tall, short, blonde... you name it. I love people for their hearts, not their appearance or lifestyle.