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Gay Ally Howard Bess Retires From Church, Stays Active in Community
Submitted by E. Ross on Wednesday, 2 July 2008 – 2:42 PM4 Comments
UPDATE: The ABC News clip on Sarah Palin’s support of removing Howard Bess’ “Pastor, I Am Gay” from the Wasilla public library is at: Palmer Pastor’s Gay-Positive Book was on Mayor Palin’s Censor List
Palmer community activist Howard Bess celebrated his 50th year as an ordained American Baptist minister by retiring from his role as pastor of the Church of the Covenant.
Bess is the author of the book “Pastor, I Am Gay” and one of the founders of the Anchorage-based gay rights group Identity Inc. In Palmer, he encouraged the Mat-Su GLBTA community to hold their meetings at the church.
The Anchorage Daily News ran an interview of Howard Bess, including why he became involved in gay issues, the local response to his work on behalf of Alaska’s GLBTA communities, and the wide variety of other social issues that are important to him.
