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ROBERT CLEMENT: QUEERCORE PODCAST

  • Nov 24, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jan 31

CHURCH OF THE BELOVED DISCIPLE


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Robert Clement (left) by unknown, circa 1970.

In this episode, you will be introduced to Reverend Robert Mary Clement, one of the very first openly gay bishops in the U.S. Before marriage equality was even on the radar, Clement marched in the original Pride parades wearing his clerical collar and conducted some of the first public "Holy Unions" for same-sex couples. You will hear about how he founded the Church of the Beloved Disciple and the queer-affirming radical faith he practiced in his ministry for multiple decades. There will be time for you to sit in the sanctuary carved out of protest and to hear Clement tell his story in his own words.


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