The Archbishop of York appeared on Piers Morgan’s ITV show to discuss the referendum, but the presenter changed the topic to the church's views on gay rights following the attack in Orlando. Dr Sentamu refuses to bless gay marriage but urges Christians to speak out in support of persecuted LGBT people. Piers asked, ‘What would you say if I told you that because of the colour of your skin, you can only have a civil partnership marriage?’ He replied, ‘People say that sexuality is equal in terms of argument to slavery, no it's not. Some of my relations actually died on those ships. Slavery was a very wrong thing. I have many gay friends, they see me as someone who wants to protect them from homophobia. Not supporting same-sex marriage doesn't equal homophobia.’ His comments at the same interview were inaccurately reported in the ‘Pink News’. They reported, ‘Archbishop John Sentamu says Homosexuality is not a sin.’ See