Rev. Tamara Torres McGovern (she/her) is both a person of faith and a queer woman. She found her way to ministry following a path which included spiritual formation as a yoga instructor, holistic cook, folk musician, and massage therapist. She has a…
Rev. Marvin Ellison, Ph.D. (he/him) is a person of faith and a gay man whose career has unfolded at the intersection of these core identities. Marvin has a B.A. in religion from Davidson College, a M.A. in religion and society from University of…
Friends Radio in Washington, D.C. broadcast this interview by Dave Aiken with the Rev. Troy Perry, founder of Metropolitan Community Churches, and the Rev. John Barbone, pastor of MCC-DC, on November 9, 1974. In the interview Perry relates the early…
Insight: A Quarterly of Gay Catholic Opinion, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Fall 1976). This magazine (later "A Quarterly of Lesbian/Gay Christian Opinion") published 16 issues from 1976 to 1982.
Vol. 1, No. 1 (1980). Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns. This issue includes coverage of PLGC activities at Presbyterian General Assembly in 1980.
The Church and the Homosexual: A New Rapport by Del Martin (1964). Report of a ground-breaking four-day consultation between homophile communities and several mainline Protestant churches.
Integrity Forum newsletter Vol.1, No. 10 (1975), Episcopal gay/lesbian concerns organization. This issue includes coverage of Integrity founding convention in 1975.
The Lesbian and God-The-Father by Sally Gearhart (1972). Pioneering critique of masculine God-language and imagery from a lesbian feminist perspective.
This video of the July 29, 1973 worship service at Metropolitan Community Church San Francisco (MCC-SF) – including interviews with the Rev. James Sandmire – was shot by Queer Blue Light, a community collective that produced videos. On Friday, July…