Malcolm Boyd: Pioneering gay Episcopal priest who ran with Jesus
Malcolm Boyd is a pioneering gay Episcopal priest, activist and author who died at age 91 on Feb. 27, 2015. His best-known book is “Are You Running with Me, Jesus?” a collection of conversational prayer-poems with a million copies in print. The 1965 classic includes...
Marcella Althaus-Reid: Queer theology pioneer
Marcella Althaus-Reid was a queer theologian who sparked controversy with books such as “Indecent Theology” and “The Queer God.” Born and raised in Argentina, she became the first woman appointed to a chair in the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh,...
Ibrahim Farajajé: Queer theologian, AIDS activist, interfaith scholar, spiritual leader
Ibrahim Abdurrahman Farajajé was a queer theologian, HIV/AIDS activist, interfaith scholar, multi-ethnic artist, and spiritual leader. He died on Feb. 9, 2016 at age 63 in Oakland, California. Formerly known as Elias Farajajé-Jones, he was born on Dec. 19, 1952 and...
Madonna of Montevergine: Patron of LGBTQ people since medieval times
The Madonna of Montevergine has a reputation for helping queer people since medieval times — including the miraculous rescue of a male couple left to die in Italy more than 750 years ago. Processions to her shrine have been called “ancestral gay pride” marches...
David Kato: Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist and martyr
David Kato, Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist, is considered a father of Uganda’s gay rights movement. He was beaten to death on Jan. 26, 2011 in a case that some blame on anti-gay religious rhetoric. The anniversary of his death has become an annual event called Kuchu...
Mary Oliver: Lesbian poet, mystic of nature
Lesbian poet Mary Oliver, winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize, is a mystic of nature who became an LGBTQ saint by popular acclaim. She died on Jan. 17, 2019, at age 83. Her poetry expresses intimacy with nature and compassion for humanity, using...
Top 34 LGBTQ Christian books of 2022 named
Check out the top 34 LGBTQ Christian books of 2022 — including theology, Bible, memoir, church life and history by diverse authors. The list was announced today by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry at Qspirit.net. “Just looking at this list makes me feel...
Freda Smith: LGBTQ activist, first woman ordained by Metropolitan Community Churches
Freda Smith was a pioneering lesbian pastor, LGBTQ activist and the first woman ordained in Metropolitan Community Churches. She died on Dec. 3, 2019, at age 84 after suffering a stroke. She was known for her memorable speeches advocating for and affirming women and...
Louie Crew Clay: LGBTQ church activist, founder of Integrity, Rutgers professor
Louie Crew Clay was a longtime LGBTQ church activist who founded of the Episcopal LGBTQ group Integrity in 1974. He died on Nov. 27, 2019 at age 82, peacefully at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, with his husband by his side, a few days after suffering a stroke. As...
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