Reverend Canon Susan Russell Shares Memories of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

A special guest with special memories.  Reverend Canon Susan Russell is with us today, and shares her poigniant memories of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed away last week. Archbishop Tutu was one of the rare religious leaders of the world who stood firmly for LGBTQ+ rights and dignity.  In 2005, addressing a congregation in Pasadena, he said: ""Jesus did not say,'I, if I be lifted up,will draw some.' Jesus said, 'I, if I be lifted up, will draw all.' All! All! All! All! Black, white, yellow, rich, poor, clever, not so clever, beautiful, not so beautiful. It's one of the most radical things! All, all, all belong. Gay, lesbian, so-called straight. All! All are meant to be held  in this incredible embrace  that will not let us go." Reverend Canon Susan Russell is an Episcopal priest currently serving as the Canon for Engagement Across Difference for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and as a member of the clergy staff at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA. In 2012 she authored a resolution calling for the repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) which was overwhelmingly adopted by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. And in 2015 she was part of the team successfully lobbying for equal access to marriage rites for both opposite and same sex couples in the Episcopal Church. She is a frequent guest on both local and national news and talk shows, her appearances have ranged from Good Morning America to Fox News; from Air America to CNN Headline News. She is also a founding member of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Religion Council,   With co-host Brody Levesque