I’m enjoying prison ministry, particularly with the women in Hudson County Jail who have suffered tremendously in their lives. James McGreevey Read Quote
No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a ‘mortal sin’ subject to damnation. James McGreevey Read Quote
I was convinced I was worth less than my straight peers. I was at best inauthentic, and the longer I went without amending that dishonesty, the more ashamed I felt. James McGreevey Read Quote
The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it’s Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women’s rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. James McGreevey Read Quote
For me, living in the closet corroded my ability to have an honest, open relationship with my God, my loved ones, my constituency and myself. James McGreevey Read Quote
I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father’s joy. James McGreevey Read Quote
I’m on the board of a national group called Faith in America. It’s designed to fight religious-based bigotry. James McGreevey Read Quote
I realized that my truest passion was for helping people change through faith in a higher power. That meant, for me, belonging to the church. Using my abilities to bring Christian doctrine to a postmodern world. James McGreevey Read Quote
Being gay is a fundamental part of my being – the core of who I’ve always been, and the thing that I had repressed and run from all my life. James McGreevey Read Quote
Of all my false identities, the strategies in my campaign to be accepted, being a sworn Republican is the hardest to explain. In my later political life, I can only be described as a Kennedy Democrat, eager to pursue equitable treatment for the least fortunate. James McGreevey Read Quote
