J. Manny Santiago Explained

J. Manny Santiago should not be confused with Manny Santiago.

J. Manny Santiago is an American Baptist pastor from Puerto Rico and executive director of the Washington State LGBTQ Commission since October 2019.[1] [2] [3] As of October 31, 2022, he was a member of the board of trustees at Tacoma Community College.[4]

He was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He has said one of the reasons for him leaving Puerto Rico for the mainland United States was due to homophobia in Puerto Rico.[5] Santiago graduated from Andover Newton Theological School in Newton, Massachusetts with a Master of Divinity.[6]

A gay man,[7] he is an advocate of LGBTQ rights within Christianity.[8] In 2023, he spoke at "Love, Equally", an exhibit in Olympia, Washington which celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state,[9] and has criticized states which have banned gender-affirming care for transgender people.

Notes and References

  1. News: Sailor . Craig . State's new commission head is ready to help LGBTQ citizens know their rights . October 26, 2019 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191029191644/https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article236429883.html . October 29, 2019.
  2. News: Eichenbaum . A. V. . A human virus, not a Gay virus: Community leaders convene to address MPV misinformation, course of action . . 31 . 50 . August 5, 2022.
  3. News: Leader of Washington state's new LGBTQ commission says he has 3 main goals . . October 26, 2019.
  4. News: Tacoma Community College Welcomes J. Manny Santiago to the Board of Trustees – The Suburban Times . . November 7, 2022.
  5. News: Alfonseca . Kiara . 'Genocidal': Transgender people begin to flee states with anti-LGBTQ laws . . June 11, 2023.
  6. News: J. Manny Santiago. HuffPost.
  7. Book: COMING HOME TO EVANGELICALISM AND TO SELF . July 2018 . . 10 . Mentors and Friends.
  8. Web site: Yorulmaz . Ilgin . Why These Fierce Faith Leaders Are Marching for LGBTQ Rights . . 15 June 2017.
  9. News: Ftikas, Jr . George . 'Love, Equally' public exhibit celebrates marriage equality . Lynnwood Times . February 16, 2023.

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