Eilert Frerichs
From QueerBio.com
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
Occupation
Religion, Activist
Description
United Church minister who fought to get LGBTQ individuals accepted into the church and allow the ordination of self-declared homosexuals (1988). United Church chaplain at the University of Toronto and spokesman for AFFIRM, the national network of homosexuals within the church. LGBTQ activist.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- https://calgarygayhistory.ca/tag/eilert-frerichs/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/08/27/vote-to-ordain-gays-could-cause-united-church-of-canada-split/550bbef2-4460-4e5c-ac95-6112aab1ab8f/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b1999a5b195a
- https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1984/8/27/affirming-the-status-quo
- https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/angry-neighbours-other-faith-groups-reach-out-to-help-after-ontario-mosque-torched
