Pan Africa ILGA, “Desmond Tutu was the voice of the voiceless. He sat at tables where the LGBT community was not invited, so he spoke on our behalf".Brown, a gay activist, says Tutu's now infamous 2013 speech had a real impact. "When he says he wouldn't pray to a homophobic God, it challenges all the Christians who are against the LGBT community.
We felt understood and loved."Keval Harie, director of the Gala Queer Archive, also feels the loss of Tutu’s free speech."The archbishop was a real ally of the community.