Kittredge Cherry

Kittredge Cherry is a lesbian Christian author and minister. She founded JesusInLove.org in 2005 to support LGBT spirituality and the arts. It promotes artistic and religious freedom and teaches love for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. She was ordained by Metropolitan Community Churches, an LGBT-affirming Christian denomination, and served as its National Ecumenical Officer. One of her main duties was promoting dialogue on homosexuality at the National Council of Churches (USA) and the World Council of Churches.

A native of Iowa, Cherry has degrees in journalism and art history from the University of Iowa, and a master of divinity degree from Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif. Her books include Lambda Literary Award finalist Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More, Jesus in Love: A Novel, and Equal Rites: Lesbian and Gay Worship, Ceremonies, and Celebrations. She currently edits the Jesus in Love Newsletter on LGBT spirituality and the arts and she blogs regularly at the Jesus in Love Blog.

The New York Times Book Review praised her “very graceful, erudite” writing style, and her poetry has won several awards. Her books have been translated into German, Polish, Chinese, and Japanese. She has also written for Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. Cherry and her partner Audrey live in Los Angeles.

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