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Kristin Chenoweth Loves Her Gay Fans And Thinks Jesus Would Too

Kristin Chenoweth Loves Her Gay Fans And Thinks Jesus Would Too
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Kristin Chenoweth doesn't find her commitment to her faith and her support for the gay community to be mutually exclusive. In fact, in a HuffPost Live interview on Thursday, the Tony Award-winning actress explained how the two actually go hand-in-hand.

"I think what I do -- it's very Pollyanna, it's very funny to say this -- [I think] that thing, what would Jesus do? What would He do? He would love," she told HuffPost Live's Ricky Camilleri in an appearance to promote her new live album "Coming Home."

In accordance with this, the Broadway star emphasized that she loves "all people in general, unless they're just hateful, and then I don't like them."

"The greatest gift we can give ourselves is to love each other," she said. "I happen to not think being gay is a sin, [and] I have a really tough time with people who judge people for their sexuality."

Earlier this year, Chenoweth, 46, shot a video in support of same-sex marriage as part of the Human Rights Campaign's Americans for Marriage Equality effort, and performed alongside composer Andrew Lippa in "I Am Harvey Milk" at New York's Lincoln Center.

Watch more from Kristin Chenoweth's conversation with HuffPost Live here.

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'Til There Was Us: 20 Gay Couples Who Met On Broadway
Kevin Burrows And Christopher Sieber(01 of20)
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Kevin and Christopher met doing Beauty and the Beast in 2000. They have been together ever since and will have been married two years this November. Christopher is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in Monty Python's Spamalot and Shrek: The Musical. Most recently he starred in the revival of La Cage Aux Folles. (credit:Kevin Burrows and Christopher Sieber)
Alec Mapa And Jamison Hebert(02 of20)
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Actor Alec Mapa and producer Jamison Hebert, co-founder of Thought Moment Media, met in 2002 when Mapa was doing his solo show Drama at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum; Hebert was the directing intern on the production. They've been together 11 years and are proud fathers to their 8-year-old son Zion. (credit:Alec Mapa and Jamison Hebert)
Andy Monroe And George DeMarco(03 of20)
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George DeMarco met Andy Monroe (composer of the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning musical The Kid, based on the book by Dan Savage) when they collaborated on a musical production of The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun. As of Sept. 1 they will have been together for seven years. (credit:Andy Monroe and George DeMarco)
Jenifer Foote And Tracy Geltman(04 of20)
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Jenifer Foote (Broadway actor, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Follies, Rock of Ages, A Chorus Line) and Tracy Geltman (company manager, Broadway's If/Then, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Addams Family, Rock of Ages) met in 2010 while working on Rock of Ages. Tracy was the show's company manager, and Jenifer was the dance captain. In typical "showmance" form, they tried to keep their relationship a secret from the rest of the company (probably unsuccessfully) for as long as possible. Now they very happily live together on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. (credit:Jenifer Foote and Tracy Geltman)
Charlie Sutton And Mark Myers (05 of20)
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Charlie and Mark met in February 2004. Mark was the dance captain of Wicked, which had just opened. Charlie came in as the first vacation swing. They spent hours together as Mark taught Charlie all the tracks to the show. They went on their first date a month later and have now been together for nine and a half years. The couple live together and have a 4-year-old dog named Parker. (credit:Charlie Sutton and Mark Myers )
Claybourne Elder And Eric Rosen(06 of20)
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The couple met in Kansas City, Mo., in 2009, when Clay was cast by director Moisés Kaufman in Into the Woods at Kansas City Rep, where Eric is Artistic Director. Near the end of the run, the two had their first date, and thus began a multi-city romance that culminated in an engagement proposal by Clay in July 2011. The two were married on July 28, 2012, in a wedding officiated by Doug Wright and Moisés Kaufman. Subsequent celebrations were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Kansas City, Mo., in August 2012. They now split their time between the West Side of Kansas City, Mo., and the Upper West Side of New York, N.Y., continuing their multi-city romance as a married couple. (credit:Claybourne Elder and Eric Rosen)
Colin Bradbury And Brian Bogin(07 of20)
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Brian and Colin met almost six years ago working on Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Boston in 2007. Brian is a stage manager, and Colin is a performer. They were married on March 20, 2013. The legal ceremony was held in New York, but the wedding was celebrated on the island of Curacao in the Caribbean. (credit:Colin Bradbury and Brian Bogin)
David Eggers And Eric Sciotto(08 of20)
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David Eggers and Eric Sciotto met doing the 1999 Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun with Bernadette Peters. They started dating in the summer of 2001 and have been together ever since. They had a civil union ceremony in New Jersey, where they reside with their two kids, Sammy (4 and a half) and Olympia (1 and a half). (credit:David Eggers and Eric Sciotto)
Brad Oscar And Diego Prieto(09 of20)
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Tony Award nominee Brad Oscar (The Producers) met husband Diego Prieto in 2005 on the first day of rehearsals for Damn Yankees at Arena Stage. It was Diego's second show at Arena and Brad's first, and they have been together ever since! They were recently married at Arena Stage by the theater's artistic director, Molly Smith. They currently live in Manhattan, and Brad is about to open in Big Fish on Broadway come the fall. (credit:Brad Oscar and Diego Prieto)
Jeanne Smith And Pam Young(10 of20)
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Jeanne and Pam met in the San Francisco company of Les Misérables in 1989; Jeanne was in the cast, and Pam was the production stage manager. They flirted for weeks, laughed a lot and became a couple within three months. The happy couple has been together for nearly 24 years and are more in love than ever! (credit:Jeanne Smith and Pam Young)
Gary Beach And Jeff Barnett(11 of20)
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Tony Award-winner Gary Beach (The Producers) and husband Jeff Barnett met in San Francisco in 1989, when they were doing the first production of Les Misérables there. Gary was playing Thenardier, and Jeff was a swing. They ran in the show for a year and half, fell in love with each other at the beginning of the run and have been together ever since, 24 years! The couple wed on June 14, 2013, in New York City. They now live in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida, and both still perform. (credit:Gary Beach and Jeff Barnett)
Gavin Lodge And Todd Ellison(12 of20)
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Broadway conductor Ellison and actor Lodge have been together for the last nine years, since they worked together on 42nd Street. They now have two little boys via surrogacy, Ellison and 3-month-old Colton. They are both currently on Broadway in Annie (and incredibly sleep-deprived thanks to wonderful Colton!). (credit:Gavin Lodge and Todd Ellison)
Josh Rhodes And Lee Wilkins(13 of20)
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The couple met 18 years ago while both were on tour in Costa Mesa, Calif.; a friend set them up on a date, and the rest has been a long, wonderful life together. Josh left his Broadway dancer life behind to become a choreographer around five years ago, and Lee has been working by his side ever since. Together they created the choreography for the Broadway production of Cinderella and the brand-new Broadway musical First Date. The couple were married in front of family and friends in 2006 and made it legal once marriage equality was voted into law in New York. (credit:Josh Rhodes and Lee Wilkins)
J.P. Christensen And David Rosales(14 of20)
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The couple has been together for 19 years, having met doing a show at Tokyo Disneyland in 1994. They soon moved to New York, where they performed in multiple Broadway shows, including Cats, Fosse, A Christmas Carol, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. They also went on tour with Cats and have traveled all over the world performing together. The couple hopes to be married on their 20th anniversary next September. While they have no human kids, they count five dogs as part of their family! (credit:J.P. Christensen and David Rosales)
Benjamin Taylor And Nathan Till(15 of20)
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The two met in the West End while working on Taboo in 2002. Nathan was playing Steve Strange, and Benjamin was the resident director. They've been together ever since. (credit:Benjamin Taylor and Nathan Till)
Rich Roland And Raymond Sage(16 of20)
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Raymond Sage and Rich Roland met while in the cast of the first national tour of Titanic: A New Musical in 1998. They started dating shortly thereafter, in March 1999, and have been together ever since. They married legally in Pasadena, Calif., in August 2008. Rich is now a full-time director, and Raymond is an Associate Professor of Voice for Musical Theatre at Penn State. However, Raymond still performs, and Rich has directed him in two productions recently: Urinetown and Ragtime. They split their time between their apartment in Manhattan and their farmhouse just outside State College, Pa., with their two Labrador Retrievers, Diggory and Finn. (credit:Rich Roland and Raymond Sage)
Sean McDaniel And Ben Cohn(17 of20)
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Sean McDaniel and Ben Cohn are both Broadway musicians. Ben is currently the assistant conductor at Wicked, and Sean is the drummer at The Book of Mormon. The couple has been together for 14 years and have a 1-year-old son named Allister. They have worked together two other times, on 9 to 5 and The Book of Mormon. (credit:Sean McDaniel and Ben Cohn)
Stephen Oremus And Justin Bohon(18 of20)
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Tony Award-winner Stephen Oremus (Kinky Boots) and husband Justin Bohon met doing All Shook Up in Chicago in 2005, then went on to do 9 to 5 and The Book of Mormon together. The couple has been together for eight and a half years and married for two. (credit:Stephen Oremus and Justin Bohon)
Michael Caprio And Randy Slovacek(19 of20)
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Randy and Michael met at the recording session for the 1994 cast recording of the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing; Michael was VP of Publicity at Varese Sarabande Records, and Randy was in the cast of the show. In October they will celebrate 19 years together. In addition, they have been married twice: once in Canada and again in Palm Springs in 2008 before Prop 8 passed in California. Michael currently runs his own PR film, Caprio Media Design, while Randy directs and choreographs in the theater world. You can read his blog, The Randy Report, which covers LGBT issues, entertainment and politics, at TheRandyReport.com. (credit:Michael Caprio and Randy Slovacek)
Chad Lewis And Tom Bartlett(20 of20)
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Chad Lewis and Tom Bartlett met several years ago on the Broadway musical adaptation of Monty Python's Spamalot. Chad was a stage manager of the Broadway production, and Tom was the stage manager of the Las Vegas version. They remained friends for many years before teaming up on the touring show of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, where their friendship turned into partnership. They add:
It has been amazing to tour the country with each other, experiencing the amazing journey together. We feel very blessed to be able to share not only the wonderful work that we do in the theater together but also the beautiful gift of traveling. This photo of us was taken in a cabin way on top of a mountain in Mt. Charlston, just outside of Las Vegas. It was taken the morning of Tom's birthday, and it's our very favorite picture together.
 (credit:Chad Lewis and Tom Bartlett)
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