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'''James Lewis Stoll''' (January 18, 1936 – December 8, 1994) was a [[Unitarian Universalist Association|Unitarian Universalist]] [[minister of religion|minister]] who became the first [[ordination|ordained]] minister of an established denomination in the [[United States]] or [[Canada]] to [[coming out|come out]] as [[gay]]. |
'''James Lewis Stoll''' (January 18, 1936 – December 8, 1994) was a [[Unitarian Universalist Association|Unitarian Universalist]] [[minister of religion|minister]] who became the first [[ordination|ordained]] minister of an established denomination in the [[United States]] or [[Canada]] to [[coming out|come out]] as [[gay]]. He did so at the annual Continental Conference of [[Student Religious Liberals]] on September 5, 1969, at the La Foret Conference Center near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref>{{cite news |
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He led the effort that convinced the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] to pass the first-ever [[gay rights in the United States|gay rights]] resolution in 1970. |
He led the effort that convinced the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] to pass the first-ever [[gay rights in the United States|gay rights]] resolution in 1970. |
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He founded the first counseling center for gays and [[lesbian]]s in [[San Francisco]]. |
He founded the first counseling center for gays and [[lesbian]]s in [[San Francisco]]. In the 1970s, he established the first [[palliative care|hospice]] on [[Maui]]. He was president of the San Francisco chapter of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] in 1990s. He died at the age of 58 from complications of [[heart disease|heart]] and [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease|lung disease]], exacerbated by [[obesity]] and a lifelong [[smoking#Health effects and regulation|smoking habit]].<ref name="sermon">{{citation|url=http://www.uupetaluma.org/sermons/sermon09jan05.html |title=My Greatly Human Hometown Minister—James Lewis Stoll, 1936-1994 |first=Leland |last=Bond-Upson |date=2005-01-09 |access-date=2007-09-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050217204501/http://www.uupetaluma.org/sermons/sermon09jan05.html |archive-date=February 17, 2005 }}<br>()</ref> |
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== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 18 March 2023
James Lewis Stoll (January 18, 1936 – December 8, 1994) was a Unitarian Universalist minister who became the first ordained minister of an established denomination in the United States or Canada to come out as gay. He did so at the annual Continental Conference of Student Religious Liberals on September 5, 1969, at the La Foret Conference Center near Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1][2][3]
He led the effort that convinced the Unitarian Universalist Association to pass the first-ever gay rights resolution in 1970. He founded the first counseling center for gays and lesbians in San Francisco. In the 1970s, he established the first hospice on Maui. He was president of the San Francisco chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union in 1990s. He died at the age of 58 from complications of heart and lung disease, exacerbated by obesity and a lifelong smoking habit.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ Mark Oppenheimer (2010-09-18). "Beliefs - Recalling a Haunted Cleric and Neglected Gay Rights Pioneer". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 1996), "The Inherent Worth and Dignity": Gay Unitarians and the Birth of Sexual Tolerance in Liberal Religion", Journal of the History of Sexuality, 7 (1), University of Texas Press: 73–101, JSTOR 3840443
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (2003), Knocking on Heaven's Door: American Religion in the Age of Counterculture, Yale University Press, p. 30, ISBN 0-300-10024-8
- ^ Bond-Upson, Leland (2005-01-09), My Greatly Human Hometown Minister—James Lewis Stoll, 1936-1994, archived from the original on February 17, 2005, retrieved 2007-09-24
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External links[edit]
- Discrimination Against Homosexuals and Bisexuals - 1970 General Resolution of the Unitarian Universalist Association
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