TITLE

Standing on faith

AUTHOR(S)
Perkins, Trudi L.
PUB. DATE
May 1997
SOURCE
Lesbian News;May97, Vol. 22 Issue 10, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Examines African-American lesbians and their roles in society, focusing on Reverend Alfreda Lanoix, assistant pastor of Unity Fellowship Church in Los Angeles, California. How the community reacted to Lanoix; Background information on Lanoix; Church's views of Lanoix's lifestyle; Comments from Lanoix.
ACCESSION #
9705210900

Tags: LESBIANS -- Religious life;  LANOIX, Alfreda

 

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