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[[File:Giles Fraser.jpg|thumb|Giles Fraser]]'''Giles Fraser''' (born 1964) is an Anglican priest and journalist. He is currently the parish priest at St Mary's, Newington, near the Elephant and Castle, London, and writes a weekly Saturday column for ''The Guardian''. He is a regular contributor on ''Thought for the Day'' and a panellist on ''The Moral Maze''. He is visiting professor in the anthropology department at the [[London School of Economics]]. | [[File:Giles Fraser.jpg|thumb|Giles Fraser]]'''Giles Fraser''' (born 1964) is an Anglican priest and journalist. He is currently the parish priest at St Mary's, Newington, near the Elephant and Castle, London, and writes a weekly Saturday column for ''The Guardian''. He is a regular contributor on ''Thought for the Day'' and a panellist on ''The Moral Maze''. He is visiting professor in the anthropology department at the [[London School of Economics]]. | ||
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Fraser was the founder of [[Inclusive Church]] and campaigns for lesbian and gay inclusion within the church. He was voted [[Stonewall Hero of the Year]] in 2012. | Fraser was the founder of [[Inclusive Church]] and campaigns for lesbian and gay inclusion within the church. He was voted [[Stonewall Hero of the Year]] in 2012. | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 5 March 2014
Giles Fraser (born 1964) is an Anglican priest and journalist. He is currently the parish priest at St Mary's, Newington, near the Elephant and Castle, London, and writes a weekly Saturday column for The Guardian. He is a regular contributor on Thought for the Day and a panellist on The Moral Maze. He is visiting professor in the anthropology department at the London School of Economics.
Fraser was the founder of Inclusive Church and campaigns for lesbian and gay inclusion within the church. He was voted Stonewall Hero of the Year in 2012.
He was listed under "Friends to LGBT people" in the Independent on Sunday's Pink List 2013. The citation said:
- "Founded the Inclusive Church group, which promotes the idea that the Church should “proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ regardless of sex, race or sexual orientation”."[1]
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