Lesbian UMC bishop laments denomination’s ban on ‘queer clergy’

A United Methodist Church bishop, whose election was declared invalid in 2017 for being in a same-sex marriage but who remains in office, has denounced the denomination’s ban on “queer clergy” in a General Conference sermon. #KarenOliveto #lesbianbishop #LGBT #UnitedMethodistChurch #GeneralConference #sermon #BookofDiscipline #schism

​A United Methodist Church bishop, whose election was declared invalid in 2017 for being in a same-sex marriage but who remains in office, has denounced the denomination’s ban on “queer clergy” in a General Conference sermon. #KarenOliveto #lesbianbishop #LGBT #UnitedMethodistChurch #GeneralConference #sermon #BookofDiscipline #schism