Bernard Lynch

Father Bernard Lynch

Country

Great Britain

Occupation

Religion

Description

Priest and Psychotherapist. AIDS activist. Former Theological Consultant to the Board of Directors of Dignity New York - an organization for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual Catholics and their friends. Founded the AIDS/HIV Ministry of Dignity New York (1982). Member of the Mayor of New York's voluntary Task Force on HIV/AIDS. Author of the books 'A Priest on Trial' (1993) and 'If It Wasn't Love, Sex, Death and God' (2012). Became legally married as the first Catholic priest and partner in a civil partnership (2007). Trustee of Camden LGBT Forum.

See Also

• LGBTQ Psychiatrists and Psychotherapists
• Prominent Religious Priests Who Identify as LGBTQ

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.frbernardlynch.com/
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/father-bernard-lynch-gay-catholic-priest-talks_n_1661887.html
• http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=294
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014vrjk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AecQ9nc58hs

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