Mayor Wharton said that while it was important for the city to welcome gays and lesbians, he did not feel government should lead this effort.

Dr. Forbes has welcomed gays and Buddhists into the congregation and has fostered the spontaneity of his own Pentecostal tradition, encouraging emotional personal testimony, applause and standing ovations.

I-candy opened in June promising to be an equal opportunity nightclub, which welcomes gays, straights and anyone in between.

We liked Foundry's pastor, Phil Wogaman, and the fact that the church included people of various races, cultures, incomes, and political affiliations, and openly welcomed gays.

The church now officially welcomes gays and lesbians.

The church is involved with various outreach and social projects, particularly focusing on the homeless, and has been at front of the movement to welcome gays, lesbians and transgender individuals into the United Church.

What's the big deal if the Church welcomes gays into leadership positions with open arms?

He'd gone to Edinburgh for the evening, to the one pub he'd ever been in that welcomed gays.

"It is a tragedy that the church has missed another opportunity to welcome gays and lesbians," said the Rev. Morris Floyd, a spokesman for Affirmation, a Methodist group supporting homosexual causes.