He wore a bullet proof vest to his consecration...

Gene Robinson is the first openly gay Bishop, and his flock is in the New Hampshire Episcopal Church...A man whose two primary passions are in direct conflict: his love for God and for his partner Mark. His consecration by the Episcopal Church in 2003, to which he wore a bullet-proof vest, caused an international stir. He becomes the focal point as American churches debate whether or not lesbian and gay people are equal to heterosexuals in the eyes of God, while the United States at large struggles with legal equality for gays and lesbians. INDEPENDENT LENS: LOVE FREE OR DIE...9pm