Several major media personalities have either renounced their past homophobia or have attempted to distance themselves from it, as evidenced by the recent statements by Dr. Laura Schlessinger and the Rev. Rick Warren.

Many in the LGBT community were stunned when Schlessinger, a conservative talk show host and author, told CNN that while she's no supporter of gay marriage, she supports same-sex relationships as a "very healthy and very positive thing." Schlessinger's statement was a dramatic turnaround from her demeanor toward gays in 2000, when she called homosexuality a "biological error."