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Title
Joseph Bump Oral History
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Date Created
2020
Subject
Gay History
Description
Joseph Bump reflects on a life shaped by conservative religion, study, family, loss, and late-life LGBTQ community. Raised in an extremely conservative Methodist holiness tradition, he trained in education, theology, music, Greek, and Latin, later preaching, teaching Sunday school, and writing religious curriculum. He married Leanne Kelly, had children, and lived within church-centered expectations before leaving a difficult marriage and losing many long-standing religious friends after they learned he was interested in men. In Denver, he rebuilt community, studied scripture and sexuality, challenged anti-gay religious interpretations, and advocated for patience, education, and inclusion for LGBTQ elders.