Jide Macaulay

Jide Macaulay (born 4 November 1966) is an openly gay[1] British-Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist and ordained priest by the Anglican Church of England.[2][3] He is the founding Pastor of House Of Rainbow[4] Nigeria's first house of worship catering for the LGBTQ community in Nigeria,[5] and was honoured as 2007 Man of the Year by the UK Black LGBT for his role in helping LGBT people of faith.[6][7]

Jide Macaulay
Born
Jide Macaulay
NationalityNigerian
Occupation(s)Activist, Clergy

References
  1. "LGBT+ History Month: Reverend Jide Macaulay on faith and religion". Voice Online. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. "'Am I too gay for God?'". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. "Nigerian gay priest in Church of England pushes for marriage with his partner". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. "LIS Network - Reverend Jide Macaulay". London Interdisciplinary School. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. "'G-A-Y means God accepts you': Reverend Jide Macaulay On Faith And Sexuality". HuffPost UK. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  6. "Gay Nigerian reverend to be ordained by Church of England". Punch Newspapers. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. "HIV positive gay priest: 'I thought I'm going to die'". PinkNews. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2022-05-01.


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