John Church (clergyman)

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John Church (* 1780 ; † 1835 ) was a non-denominational clergyman who is known for the gay scandal in Vere Street Coterie . He is often viewed as the first openly homosexual clergyman in England .

Individual evidence

  1. His autobiography, The foundling, or, The child of providence (1823), p 159

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