# Troy Perry

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Outward: Slate's LGBTQ podcast - 6: Attacked | When We All Get to Heaven

San Francisco’s gay/lesbian community in the 1980s wasn’t just facing an AIDS crisis, they also struggled against ongoing  anti-gay violence. In 1989, in the midst of a campaign to legally establish anti-gay violence as a hate crime, MCC San Francisco made headlines when their AIDS minister was att…

Born Again Queer: A History of Gay Evangelicals (feat. William Stell)

To access the extended version of this episode, join our Patreon. Our community awaits with legs open and lips parted 🤤 www.patreon.com/historicalhomos – Do all Christians hate gays? Amazingly: no. Despite how annoying we all are. In fact, millions and millions of Christians ARE themselves...very g…

When We All Get to Heaven | Setting the Table

In 1993, more than 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco (MCC-SF) tries to remember all they’ve lost. We think about remembering too after encountering an archive of 1,200 cassette recordings of this queer church’s services during the height of the epid…

June and Pepper: Early 70s LGBTQ+ Allyship

In the last 10-20 years, attitudes toward LGBTQ+ people in America have shifted due to more positive visibility and evolving cultural norms. Cynthia takes a look at two moments from 1970s television that revealed glimpses of LGBTQ+ allyship—a talk show moment and a 1974 episode of Police Woman. In …

Slow Burn - When We All Get to Heaven | Setting the Table

In 1993, more than 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco (MCC-SF) tries to remember all they’ve lost. We think about remembering too after encountering an archive of 1,200 cassette recordings of this queer church’s services during the height of the epid…

Faithful and Fearless: The Legacies of Troy Perry and William Brothers

Some people do not just join a movement. They start one. Rev. Marc Trimm reflects on the life of Rev. Elder Troy Perry -- the Pentecostal preacher expelled from his church for being gay who, in 1968, gathered twelve people in his living room and founded Metropolitan Community Church, the world's f…

Going First Class - Rev. Elder Troy Perry

This Sunday, we are so excited to celebrate the 85th birthday of our founder, Rev. Troy D. Perry!  If you'd like to read ahead, check out First John, Chapter 3, Verses 1 through 3 (The Message Version) Sunday Service: July 26, 2026 (Sermon originally aired 2006) Sermon by: Rev. Elder Troy Perry …

Episode 2000: Echoes of Sanity

We mark our 2000th episode. Pete Hegseth gets trolled by U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, The Rainbow Rewinds to Judy Grahn, Vito Russo and Reverend Troy Perry and Lucia Chappelle gives advice from a 2000 episode old lesbian. In newswrap France's new rights watchdog is no friend to queer people or women, wh…

Not Putting People on Pedestals (And Still Honoring Those Who Deserve It)

Expanding Your Faith | Season 14, Episode 11 "Not Putting People on Pedestals (And Still Honoring Those Who Deserve It)" Bishop Greer Godsey with Rev. Marc Trimm and Bishop Ben Williams The Church has a long, painful history of putting leaders on pedestals -- and an equally long history of watchin…