Troy perry biography

          Troy Perry (born July 27, , Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.) is an American religious leader, gay rights and human rights activist, and founder of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), better known as Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC)..

          Troy Deroy Perry Jr. (born July 27, ) is an American cleric and the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, with a ministry with the lesbian, gay.

        1. Troy Deroy Perry Jr. (born July 27, ) is an American cleric and the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, with a ministry with the lesbian, gay.
        2. Troy has been an international leader in the quest for marriage equality for gays and lesbians.
        3. Troy Perry (born July 27, , Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.) is an American religious leader, gay rights and human rights activist, and founder of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), better known as Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC).
        4. Troy Deroy Perry Jr. is an American cleric and the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, with a ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6,
        5. The Rev. Elder Dr. Troy D. Perry founded Metropolitan Community Churches with 12 people in his living room in Los Angeles on October 6,

          6. Troy Perry

          American activist and clergy

          Troy Deroy Perry Jr. (born July 27, 1940) is an American cleric and the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, with a ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6, 1968.[1][2]

          Early life

          Troy Perry is the eldest of five brothers born to "the biggest bootleggers in Northern Florida",[3][4] Troy Perry and Edith Allen Perry.

          As early as he can remember, Perry felt called to preach, labeling himself as a "religious fanatic".[4] He was influenced by his aunts, who held street services in his hometown and who hosted Perry giving sermons from their home.

          Perry's father died fleeing the police when his son was eleven years old. After his mother remarried and moved the family to Daytona Beach, Perry was abused by his stepfather and ran away from home, not returning until after she divorced him.[5]

          Perry dropped out of high