Happy birthday, Dr. Louie Crew

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Louie isn't on live journal, but he is an old friend (20 years' standing) and someone whom HWMBO and I dearly love, along with his husband, Ernest Clay. They have been married for over 33 years (perhaps 35 by now?) and Louie is, singlehanded, responsible for the overhauling of the Episcopal Church's stand on lesbian, gay, and transgender people. If he hadn't founded Integrity many years ago, there would have been no justice for lesbian and gay and transgender people in the church as a whole. His vision and leadership in the LGBT community is legendary, and he is a warm, kind, and joyful fellow, always ready with a laugh or a funny story.

As well as being a leader in our community, he taught English for many years at Rutgers University and no doubt made his students feel empowered as much as we feel empowered.

Many happy returns of the day, Louie!