Would this be a terrible thing to say to him?
My hair stylist is the most wonderful man ever. He's kind, sweet, loving, funny, warm-- I adore him. He is one of the nicest people I know. If he wasn't my hair stylist, I'd love to be friends with him.
Because of him (and unbeknownst to him), I chose to stop attending my church because of their anti-gay rhetoric. I just couldn't follow a religion that painted him as being so "bad" when I feel he's a better person than a lot (most!) of the people in that church.
Would if be terrible to tell him that some time? Would it be a weird thing for a gay person to hear? I
BTW- He's gay and has been with his partner for 15 years