The Resume

(June 8, 1923-February 27, 2015)
Born in Baffalo, New York
Episcopal priest (ordained in 1955)
Wrote 'Are You Running with Me, Jesus?' (1965)
Came out as gay (1972)

Why he might be annoying:

He was dubbed 'the espresso priest' for performing readings of religious-themed poetry at San Francisco coffeehouses.
He was initially reluctant to join the civil rights movement, saying he was 'scared about drawing undue attention to myself.'
He said about his years in the closet, 'I had to learn to hide my feelings and show a face that bore little resemblance to my real self.'
He wrote a column for the Huffington Post.

Why he might not be annoying:

He joined the civil rights movement as a freedom rider.
He took part in the Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches (1965).
He was one of 17 protesters, including Father Daniel Berrigan, who were arrested for holding a 'mass for peace' inside the Pentagon (1970).
The New York Times called him 'a latter-day [Martin] Luther or a more worldly [John] Wesley, trying to move religion out of 'ghettoized' churches into the streets where people are.'
He married Mark Thompson, his partner of 30 years (2013).
He said, 'My very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore, but to practice.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Brothers and Sisters, I Have None
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 88]
• Civil Rights Activists
• I Attended University of Arizona
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 91)
• I Married in 2013
• I Married Someone of the Same Gender
• I Went on a Hunger Strike
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• Profiles 54251-54500 (Ranked: 54463)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20150227)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying