A Curious and Peculiar People: A History of the Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, Oregon, and the Sexual Minority Communities of the Pacific Northwest"Spiritual men and women started meeting in an innercity hippie hangout to worship the Christian God they knew they cannot reject. Beginning in 1976, the group grew into a thriving congregation of 200+ members in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. They became a central force in the gay and lesbian sub-culture of Portland, Oregon, fending off political threats, nurturing the community through the AIDS epidemic, celebrating PRIDE, and working with government to advance the cause of gay rights"--Page 4 of cover. |
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A Curious and Peculiar People: A History of the Metropolitan Community ... David Grant Kohl No preview available - 2006 |