Profiles Gallery

This Profiles Gallery presents more than 650 biographical sketches of persons who have been leaders or prominent initiators in LGBTQ+ religious movements around the world.

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Faith
- Anglican Church of Canada
- Baptist
- Baptist (American Baptist/USA)
- Baptist (Southern)
- Black Atlantic Traditions
- Buddhist
- Catholic (Ecumenical (EEC), United Ecumenical (UEC))
- Catholic (Eucharistic)
- Catholic (Evangelical/Syrian-Chaldean)
- Catholic (Independent Catholic Church of Americas (ICCA))
- Catholic (Old Apostolic Catholic Church UK)
- Catholic (Old Catholic Church)
- Catholic (Orthodox Catholic Church of America (OCCA))
- Catholic (Roman)
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
- Christian Science (officially Church of Christ, Scientist)
- Church of England (Anglican)
- Church of God in Christ
- Church of Sweden
- Church of the Brethren
- Church of the Nazarene
- Ecumenical
- Episcopal Church
- Evangelical
- Evangelical Church of Lutheran Confession (Brazil)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)
- Free Reformed Church (Poland)
- Friends/Quakers
- Gay Spirituality
- Gumbs, Alexis Pauline
- Hindu
- Islam
- Islam (Progressive)
- Jewish (Conservative)
- Jewish (ethnic, Reform, Reconstructionist, Orthodox)
- Jewish (Orthodox)
- Jewish (Reconstructionist)
- Jewish (Reform)
- Lutheran Church of Norway
- MCC
- Mennonite Church USA
- Methodist (UMC, United Methodist Church)
- Moravian
- Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
- Native American Spirituality
- Neo-Pagan/New Age Movements/Occultism/Spirituality
- Pentecostal
- Presbyterian Church (USA)
- Reformed (Netherlands)
- Reformed Church (Dutch)
- Reformed Church in America (RCA)
- Salvation Army
- Seventh Day Adventist
- Sufism
- Unitarian Universalist
- United Church of Canada
- United Church of Christ/Congregational Church
- WICCAN
- Women's spirituality
Person
- Abdullah, Daayiee
- Abels, Paul
- Abrams, Allyson Bishop
- Adewoye, John
- Adkins, Peg
- Alison, James
- Alpert, Rebecca
- Alter, Levi Ethan
- Althaus-Reid, Marcella
- Anderson, James D.
- Anderson, Sky
- Arehart, Charles Richard
- Avery, James Edward
- Bailey, Jim
- Bakuraira, Diane
- Barnett, Jeanne
- Barrett, Ellen
- Barrett, Ruth
- Bean, Carl
- Beck, Evelyn "Evi" Torton
- Bell, Jay
- Bennett, Allen
- Bernier, Larry
- Birchard, Roy
- Blair, Ralph
- Blue, Lionel
- Boswell, John
- Bowman, Mark
- Boyd, Malcolm
- Breton, Paul
- Broshears, Raymond
- Brown, Vanessa
- Bryant, Anita
- Budapest, Z
- Burnside, John
- Butler, Larry
- Byers, Pam
- Cardarelli, Richard
- Carter, Mandy
- Carter, Robert
- Castellanos, Mari
- Chappelle, Lucia
- Charlton, Ellie
- Chellew-Hodge, Candace
- Cherry, Kittredge
- Clement, Robert M.
- Clemente, Anthony
- Cole, Michael
- Collins, Michael
- Cook, Ann Thompson
- Cordova Quero, Hugo
- Coulter, Hugh
- Creech, Jimmy
- Crew, Louie
- Cromey, Robert Warren
- Cusulos, Stacy
- Davidson, Virginia West
- Day, Ann B.
- DeBernardo, Francis
- DeJong, Patricia
- Dell, Gregory
- DeSantis, Robert
- Doclar, Charlotte
- Doherty, Karen
- Donaldson, Stephen
- Doner, John
- Duckett, Valerie Kim
- Duddy-Burke, Marianne
- Durham, Lewis
- Edwards, Janet
- Edwards, Lisa
- Egan, Ed
- Evans, Arthur
- Farajaje, Ibrahim
- Fay, Brendan
- Floyd, Morris
- Flunder, Yvette
- Franklin, Darlene
- Frey, Jason
- Frost, Ruth
- Garner, Darlene
- Gearhardt, Sally Miller
- Gilbert, Joseph
- Glaser, Chris
- Glasspool, Mary
- González, Roberto
- Good, Theda
- Gore, Susan
- Gramick, Jeannine
- Griesinger, Jan
- Grima, Tyrone
- Grimes, Bruce
- Gross, Alfred
- Groves, Sharon
- Hanks, Tom
- Hansen, Ed
- Hargis, Esther
- Harmon, Cedric
- Harris, Stan
- Harrison, Beverly Wildung
- Harrison, Rodger
- Hassemer-Tiedeken, Manfred
- Hay, Harry
- Heyward, Carter
- Hill, Anita
- Himschoot, Malcolm
- Holmes, Candy
- Hope, Glenda
- Hose, John
- Humphreys, Laud
- Hunt, Mary E.
- Hunthausen, Raymond
- Huskey, Richard
- Hutchins, Loraine
- Hyde, George
- Isherwood, Christopher
- Itkin, Michael
- Jackson, Cari
- Johnson, Deborah
- Johnson, Jeff
- Johnson, Malcolm
- Johnson, William Reagan
- Jones, Clinton
- Jones, Zachary
- Jordan, Lynn
- Judge, Mychal
- Kaiser, Geoffrey
- Kansfield, Norman
- Karpf, Ted
- Kavanaugh, John
- Kennedy, Magora
- Kilhefner, Don
- Kimer, Stan
- Kimindu, Michael
- Kirker, Richard
- Klaassen, Sarah
- Kleinbaum, Sharon
- Knox, Harry
- Koenig, Tricia Dykers
- Krasman, Aryeh
- Kromer, David
- LaFortune, Richard (Anguksuar)
- Lankenau, Alfred
- Lawson, Sandra
- Leggett, Gene
- Levine, Michael
- Lewallen, Elinor
- Lewis, Chuck
- Leyland, Winston
- Lightsey, Pamela
- Linscheid, John
- Litman, Jane
- Lucas, Donald
- Lyon, Phyllis
- Makalani-MaHee, Bishop S.F.
- Martin, Del
- Martin, Ken
- Mattson, Ron
- McAaron, Patrick
- McCoy, Renee
- McIlvenna, Ted
- McNaught, Brian
- McNeill, John J.
- Michaelson, Jay
- Mickley, Richard
- Mitchell, Louis
- Mitchem, Katheryn
- Mitulski, Jim
- Mixon, Rick
- Mobley-Bowie, Carolyn
- Mollenkott, Virginia Ramey
- Monroe, Irene
- Moore, John V.
- Moore, Tracy
- Moroles, Maria Cristina
- Mortensen, Paul
- Murray, Pauli
- Neu, Diann L.
- Nichols, Jack
- Noble, John
- Northwood, Paula
- Nugent, Robert
- O'Donovan, Connell Hill
- Parsons, Jody
- Pennington, Sylvia
- Perry, Troy
- Piazza, Michael
- Pieters, Stephen
- Pittinger, Norman
- Ploen, Richard
- Porter, Phil
- Powell, Loey
- Pruitt, Dusty
- Ravarour, Adrian
- Rawls, Tonyia
- Rhue, Sylvia
- Rippetoe, Rita
- River, Falcon
- River, Jade
- Robertson, Frank
- Robinson, Eugene
- Rodriguez, Larry
- Rodwell, Craig
- Roeschley, Annabeth
- Rustin, Bayard
- Sarah, Elizabeth Tikvah
- Schexnayder, James
- Seele, Pernessa
- Senyonjo, Christopher
- Shirilau, Mark
- Sidorowicz, Diane
- Siefkes, James
- Silver, William (Bill)
- Sindt, David
- Smith, Freda
- Solberg, Randi
- South, Kenneth
- Spahr, Jane Adams
- Spaulding, Randy
- Spitzer, Julie
- Spong, Shelby
- Stores, Bruce
- Strong, David
- Suderman, Dale
- Swenson, Erin
- Swing, William
- Teague, Duncan
- Thompson, Mark
- Thunderword, Jonathon
- Tinker, Bonnie
- Tinney, James
- Townes, Emilie M.
- Toy, Jim
- Treadway, Leo
- Valdez, Nickie
- Vella, Christopher
- Venn-Brown, Anthony
- Wakeford, Joan
- Wallace, Sangodare
- Wangerin, Bernd
- Warner, Marnie
- Warren, Howard
- Washington-Leapheart, Kentina
- Washington-Leapheart, Naomi
- Webster, Steve
- Wedmore, Keith
- Wells, Howard
- Wheatley, Bishop Melvin
- Wheatly, Robert
- White, Ken
- White, Mel
- Whitman, Walt
- Wilson, Nancy
- Wood, Robert
- Woody, Imani
- Yetunde, Pamela Ayo
- Ziegler, Karen
- Zillhart, Phyllis
Subject
- Activist (religious institutions)
- AIDS
- Ally
- Archives/Library/History Activism
- Artist/musician/poet
- Asian American
- Author/editor
- Bisexual activism
- Black
- Church Trials
- Civil Rights Movement
- Clergy Activist
- Conversion Therapy
- EXHIBIT A Sampler of Early Documents
- EXHIBIT Council on Religion and the Homosexual
- EXHIBIT Rolling the Stone Away
- EXHIBIT Sisterhood is Powerful
- EXHIBIT The Ordination of William R. Johnson
- EXHIBIT The UMC Gay Caucus
- Feminism
- Gay Liberation Movement
- International Human Rights
- Intersex activism
- Latinx
- Marriage Equality
- motive
- New Year's Ball (San Francisco)
- Online activist
- Ordination/clergy
- Racism
- Stonewall Riots (NYC)
- Theology
- Trans activism
- Two Spirit
- U.S. Military
- Women and Religion
- Youth
Geography
- Africa
- Albany
- Albuquerque
- Argentina
- Arkansas
- Asheville
- Asia
- Atlanta
- Austin
- Australia
- Baton Rouge
- Berkeley
- Boston
- Boulder
- Brasilia
- Brazil
- British Columbia
- Buenos Aires
- Buffalo
- California
- Cambridge
- Canada
- Cape Town
- Carribean
- Charlotte
- Chicago
- Claremont
- Cleveland
- Colombia
- Colorado
- Columbus
- Connecticut
- Dallas
- Denmark
- Denver
- Detroit
- Durham
- El Salvador
- England
- Florida
- Fort Wayne
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hartford
- Hawaii
- Henderson
- Houston
- Illinois
- India
- Indiana
- Indianapolis
- Iowa
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Jerusalem
- Kansas City
- Kentucky
- Kenya
- Lexington
- Lincoln
- London
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Louisiana
- Madison
- Maine
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Manila
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Melbourne
- Mexico
- Mexico City
- Miami
- Michigan
- Minneapolis
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montreal
- Nashville
- Nebraska
- Netherlands
- New Brunswick
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New Orleans
- New York
- New York City
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- North Carolina
- Norway
- Oakland
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Omaha
- Oregon
- Pakistan
- Palm Springs
- Paris
- Pennsylvania
- Peru
- Philadelphia
- Philippines
- Pittsburgh
- Poland
- Portland
- Providence
- Puerto Rico
- Quebec
- Raleigh
- Regina
- Rhode Island
- Rochester
- Sacramento
- San Antonio
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- Sarasota
- Savannah
- Seattle
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South America
- South Dakota
- Spain
- St. Louis
- St. Paul
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Sydney
- Taiwan
- Tampa Bay
- Tel Aviv
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Toronto
- Tulsa
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Utah
- Vancouver
- Vermont
- Victoria
- Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Zimbabwe
Organization
- Acceptance (Australia)
- Affirm United (Canada)
- Affirmation (Gay and Lesbian Mormons)
- Affirmation (United Methodist)
- Aleph Melbourne
- Al-Fatiha
- Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (formerly American Baptists Concerned)
- Balm in Gilead
- Believe Out Loud
- Brethren-Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests
- Catholic Worker Movement
- Centre du Christ Liberateur (France)
- Church of the Beloved Disciple
- City of Refuge
- CLOUT (Christian Lesbians OUT)
- Conference of Catholic Lesbians
- Council on Religion and the Homosexual
- Courage (UK)
- Daughters of Bilitis (DOB)
- David et Jonathan
- Dignity
- Drachma
- Efetá
- Equal Partners in Faith
- Eshel
- European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups
- Evangelical & Ecumenical Women's Caucus
- Evangelicals Concerned
- Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM)
- Faith Temple (Washington, D.C.)
- Fortunate Families
- Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns
- GALA (South Africa)
- George W. Henry Foundation
- GLAD Alliance
- Glide Memorial United Methodist Church
- Global Network of Rainbow Catholics
- Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA)
- Havruta
- Homosexuelle und Kirche (HuK)
- Human Rights Campaign
- In All Things Charity
- Institute of Welcoming Resources
- Integrity
- Interweave
- Jewish LGBT+ Group (UK)
- Jewish Mosaic
- Keshet
- Kinship (Seventh Day Adventists)
- Kirkridge Retreat Center
- Lazarus Project
- Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (United Kingdom)
- LGBT Religious Archives Network
- Many Voices
- Mattachine Society
- Mexico Network of Rainbow Catholics (REDCAM)
- Minoan Brotherhood
- More Light Presbyterians (formerly Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns)
- Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity
- National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian & Gay Ministries (NACDLGM)
- National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays
- National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
- National Religious Leadership Roundtable
- Nehirim
- New Ways Ministry
- North American Conference of Homophile Organizations
- Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA & formerly UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns)
- Open Church Group (Oslo)
- Other Sheep
- Pacific School of Religion (Berkeley, CA)
- PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
- Pink Menno
- Pride in the Pews
- Quaker Emergency Services
- Quest
- Radical Faeries
- Rainbow Sash Movement
- Raleigh Religious Network for Lesbian & Gay Equality
- Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program)
- Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned)
- Reformation Project
- Reformed Congregation of the Goddess
- Riverside Church (NYC)
- Roman Catholic Women Priests
- Shower of Stoles Project
- Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
- Soulforce
- That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS)
- The Evangelical Network
- The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries (TFAM)
- Trans Faith
- Union Theological Seminary
- Unitarian Universalists for LGBT Concerns
- Unity Fellowship Church Movement
- WATER (Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual)
- Wingspan Ministry (St. Paul)
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