Huffington Magazine Issue 17 | Page 21

Exit T Q&A HE ANGLICAN COMMUNION was rocked in 2003 when the Episcopalian Diocese of New Hampshire ordained an openly gay man as its ninth Bishop. After a tumultuous decade that featured death threats and bullet-proof vests as well as a wedding to his partner of 25 years, Bishop Gene Robinson will be stepping down from his seat on December 31 of this year. But his work continues. A new documentary film on Bishop Robinson called Love Free or Die will be released this month, and he just published a book called God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage, which answers the challenges to marriage equality that he has faced during his life spent serving the church, God and the power of love. — Paul Raushenbush HUFFINGTON 10.07.12 The Bishop at a Human Rights Campaign event Monday in Washington, D.C.