Gene Robinson , openly gay bishop in New Hampshire , announces retirement . `` [ They ] have taken their own lives because religion tells them they are an abomination before God and who believe their lives are doomed to despair and unhappiness , '' the bishop said . - June 1 : He will continue serving as bishop until January 2013 .
Gene Robinson , openly gay bishop in New Hampshire , announces retirement . - June 1 : He will continue serving as bishop until January 2013 .