Per the underlined, I disagree. It wasn't until they became vocal and began their attacks against the body of Christ and trying to shove their lifestyle down our throats through the legal system, that Christians began to fight back.
Sure, there were some in the Church that exhibited disdain towards homosexuals, but I believe it was a small number. They were the ones that screamed "hate and intolerance" when the Church refused to comply with their demand that we consider their lifestyle normal, and demand that we stop preaching what the word says about homosexuality being a sin.
The Church has done much to show them love and respect, but it is NOT what they want. They want full acceptance of their lifestyle, which will NEVER happen. The fact that they're going after this precious couple only because of the Church they attend, not by anything they themselves have said or did, is all the proof that they are a hateful bunch whose agenda is to force us to accept them as normal and condone their perverse lifestyle.