What if I want to be left alone, Joel?

Of course I'd rather be proselytized by a "gay-affirming" church than attacked by an anti-gay church. But what I'd most like—what many of us non-religious types would like—is for religious people and institutions to leave us alone. Don't attack our families, don't march under our windows waving banners "welcoming" us. Leave us alone. I'm aware of the Anglican church, thanks, and I know that I can get my gayness affirmed at some locations. I'm still not interested.

As for the "copious coverage" of anti-gay preachers in the Stranger and on Slog: we take swings at "anti-gay rights pastors" because they're taking swings at us. If they left us alone, we'd leave them alone.

And speaking of religion...