Actually both his ex wife and his father said this had nothing to do with religion and everything to do with anti-LGBT bigotry.

People who more than likely knew him better than anyone.

So no I'm not going to pretend this isn't a hate crime or that this isn't related to the horrible way queer people are treated both inside and outside media because it was fueled entirely by said bigotry.

[url]https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/jun/11/gay-characters-hollywood-films[/url] An article describing the study done on how many LGBT characters there are, how many die, and how any have happy endings.

EDIT: This one specifically talks about queer women but this gives a good idea of how bad of an issue this is

[url]http://www.autostraddle.com/autostraddles-ultimate-infographic-guide-to-dead-lesbian-tv-characters-332920/[/url]