Carl Bean
From QueerBio.com
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1944 - 2021
Occupation
Religion
Description
Founding prelate of the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, a liberal protestant denomination that is particularly welcoming of lesbian, gay and bisexual African Americans. Formerly a Motown and disco singer and openly gay gospel singer, noted particularly for his version of the early gay liberation song 'I Was Born This Way', and author of a subsequent book with the same title. Worked with the Jackie Robinson Youth Council. Established the Minority AIDS Council in Los Angeles. LGBTQ and AIDS activist.
See Also
- Pioneers of the LGBTQ Religious Community
- Christian Singers Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Global LGBTQ HIV/AIDS Activists
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.unityfellowshipchurch.org/mainsite/?page_id=218
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0h4DgKQOiA
- http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3694:carl-bean-i-was-born-this-way&catid=80&Itemid=170
- https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/08/archbishop-carl-bean-born-this-way-lady-gaga/
