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Layton E. Williams

Layton E. Williams is a writer, activist, and Presbyterian minister who works at the intersection of faith, justice, progressive politics, and culture with an emphasis on women’s and LGBT justice. She is wrapping up a ministry residency at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago and relocating to Washington D.C. to pursue faith-based advocacy.

Remapping American Christianities, Sexuality/GenderJuly 6, 2016

Why Even Progressive Christianity Must Own Its Complicity in Anti-LGBT Violence

By Layton E. Williams

One morning five years ago, I was sitting in my tiny cinderblock apartment on my…

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