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I’m Darren, and I’ve often described myself as black, Christian, and gay. I’m also a lot of other things, like a photographer, a worship leader, and an advocate for justice. Each of these descriptors could be used to identify groups
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#### We’re talking about food, justice, and making space for everyone.
“Whether it’s a dinner table, whether it’s a church table, whether it’s a board room … we really do have to include more people.”
“There’s room for us to make
> Nearly 700,000 LGBT adults in the US have received conversion therapy at some point in their lives. This is Darren’s story. Join [@thebornperfect](https://twitter.com/TheBornPerfect?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) and work to put a stop to this harmful practice: [\#BornPerfect](https://twitter.com/hashtag/B
For the first time, I’m having a public conversation about my experience as a volunteer worship leader at Willow Creek Community Church in Downtown Chicago. I talk about about how church policy impacts the experiences of people like me – a faithful LGBTQ person who was part of a non-affirming church
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My latest editorial about Ex-Gay Therapy has been published by Colorlines for the #BornPerfect Campaign!
I’m happy that Illinois has now outlawed this practice for people under the age of 18, but there is still much work to be done
‘Ex-Gay’ Conversion Therapy | Colorlines
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](http://bit.ly/2lJel6q)Life seems to be a whirlwind tour these days. After my recent trips to the [National Museum of African American History](https://nmaahc.si.edu/) in Washington D.C. and to Nashville for the [Convergence Mus
While in Long Beach California for [The Reformation Project’s National Conference](http://www.reformationproject.org/la) I had the opportunity to be photographed for the [\#FaithfullyLGBT](http://www.faithfullylgbt.com/) project – an effort to share photos and stories from LGBT+ Christians across th
**This morning I had the privilege of sharing a tiny bit of my testimony at Urban Village Church. Check it out!**
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I’m Darren, born and raised here in Chicago on the South side and I currently live in East Garfield Park on the West side. I was raised as an only