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Identifying leaders in religious movements for justice for LGBT persons.
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Hal Call
Harold L. Call was born in Trenton, Missouri, on September 20, 1917, and earned a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Upon graduation he took a job with the Kansas City ... Read More
Justin Cannon
Justin R. Cannon, born July 9, 1984, in Detroit, Michigan, is the founder of www.TruthSetsFree.net, an affirming outreach ministry to gay and lesbian Christians centered... Read More
Brother Richard Jonathan Cardarelli
Brother Richard Jonathan Cardarelli, SSF, was born in Connecticut. At an early age he knew two things about himself: that he was attracted to members of his own sex and that he was called to be a priest. While... Read More
Rev. William H. Carey
Rev. William H. Carey was born in New York City in May of 1958. His family was Catholic, and he was taught to attend Mass regularly. He remembers being aware of his orientation as early as 1962. Of course, he... Read More
Rev. Dr. Robert Carter, SJ
Robert Carter, a Jesuit and early leader of Dignity and the National Gay Task Force, was born in Chicago on July 27, 1927, the son of Earl and Ila Grace Smith Carter. His father managed several music stores. The... Read More
Right Rev. Otis Charles, DD, STD
Originally from New Jersey, the Right Reverend Otis Charles was ordained in 1951. In the course of his ministry Charles served variously as a parish priest; executive secretary of Associated Parishes, a national... Read More
Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge
The Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge, the last of five children born to a Southern Baptist minister and his wife, felt God's call on her life from as early as she can remember. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native... Read More
Rev. Dr. Patrick Cheng
The Rev. Dr. Patrick S. Cheng is a theologian, seminary professor, and ordained minister with the Metropolitan Community Church. He is also the founder and coordinator of Queer Asian Spirit, ... Read More
Kittredge Cherry
Rev. Kittredge Cherry is a lesbian Christian author, minister and art historian who offers gay-friendly spiritual resources at JesusInLove.org. She blogs at the Jesus in Love Blog and edits the Jesus in Love... Read More
Rev. Richard W. Clark
The Rev. Richard W. Clark was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. In 1979, he received the M. Div. degree from... Read More
Rev. Robert Mary Clement
The Most Reverend Robert Mary Clement, Archbishop of North America of the original American Catholic Church and the original Eucharistic Catholic Church; founder of The Church of the Beloved Disciple in Manhattan... Read More
Rev. Michael Cole
The Rev. Michael Cole, founder of Christ Chapel in Long Beach, California, was raised in Roseburg and Medford, Oregon, in the religious traditions of Foursquare Gospel and Assemblies of God. He recalled that when... Read More
Michael L. Collins
Michael Collins was born in October, 1947. He graduated from David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon, in 1965 and enrolled at Portland State University. He graduated with a B.S. in sociology in 1969. During his... Read More
Rev. Clay Colwell
Clarence Albert Colwell (1923-1999) was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on October 13th. As a teenager he joined the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands as CB (construction battalion). He received a Bachelors... Read More
Very Rev. Ian D. Corbett
Ian Deighton Corbett was born in Birmingham, England, in 1942, and graduated from the University of Cambridge, where he returned to complete ordination training. He worked in the Diocese of Manchester for 18... Read More
Dr. Roger Corless
Dr. Roger J. Corless was born in Merseyside, England, in 1938. He exhibited interest in both religion and science at any early age. His family attended church infrequently during his childhood, partly because Brits... Read More
Jim Cotter
Jim Cotter was a founder member of the Gay (later the Lesbian and Gay) Christian Movement in the UK in April, 1976. He served as Honorary Secretary for the first two years and was the co-ordinator of... Read More
T. Thorn Coyle
T. Thorn Coyle has a strong commitment to developing queer spirit and bringing our edges into the center. A Witch for more than 20 years, Thorn holds the Black Wand of Master and Sorcerer in the Anderson Feri... Read More
Jimmy Creech
Jimmy Creech, a native of Goldsboro, North Carolina, is a former ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. He holds a BA degree in Biblical Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a... Read More
Dr. Louie Crew
Dr. Louie Crew was born in the deep South in 1936. He received his B.A. degree from Baylor University, his M.A. degree in 1959 from Auburn and his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 1971. His dissertation was... Read More
Rev. Robert Cromey
The Rev. Robert Warren Cromey, retired Episcopal priest, was born in 1931, raised in New York City and lived in San Francisco since 1962. Cromey is married and has three daughters and six grandchildren. Even... Read More
Rev. Carol Cureton
Rev. Carol Cureton, a native of Missouri, became founder of the St. Louis MCC by a roundabout route. After graduating from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College with a B.S. Degree in Biology and... Read More