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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Founder of the first church for homosexuals in France, 'Centre of Christ the Liberator'.  Murdered by 2 individuals posing as police officers.
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Founder of the first church for homosexuals in France, 'Centre of Christ the Liberator' (1976).  Served as a Baptist pastor in his native country of The Netherlands (1970-1974).  Created the publishing house at Lumière et Justice, which published under his direction the collective works La question transsexuelle (1986).  Opened a bookstore, Autres Cultures.  An early educator of AIDS.  Murdered by 2 individuals posing as police officers.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[Pioneers of the LGBTQ Religious Community]]
 
* [[Pioneers of the LGBTQ Religious Community]]
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* [[Prominent Art and Book Dealers Who Are LGBTQ]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://syndromedebenjamin.free.fr/accueil/joseph-douce.htm
 
* http://syndromedebenjamin.free.fr/accueil/joseph-douce.htm
 
* http://andrejkoymasky.com/mem/douc/douc1.html
 
* http://andrejkoymasky.com/mem/douc/douc1.html
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* https://lgbtqreligiousarchives.org/profiles/joseph-douce
  
 
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Latest revision as of 21:31, 28 May 2024

Joseph Douce

Country

France

Birth - Death

1945 - 1990

Occupation

Religion

Description

Founder of the first church for homosexuals in France, 'Centre of Christ the Liberator' (1976). Served as a Baptist pastor in his native country of The Netherlands (1970-1974). Created the publishing house at Lumière et Justice, which published under his direction the collective works La question transsexuelle (1986). Opened a bookstore, Autres Cultures. An early educator of AIDS. Murdered by 2 individuals posing as police officers.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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