| Jide Macaulay | |
| Other Names: | Rev. Jide Macaulay |
| Birth Name: | Rowland Ayoola Babajide Macaulay |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1966 |
| Birth Place: | London |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Education: | United Bible University, Anglia Ruskin University, Pacific School of Religion |
| Alma Mater: | Thames Valley University |
| Occupation: | Activist, Clergy |
| Mother: | Helen Olusola Macaulay |
| Father: | August Olakunle Macaulay |
Jide Macaulay (born Rowland Ayoola Babajide Macaulay[1] on 4 November 1966) is an openly gay British-Nigerian LGBTQ rights activist and Anglican minister.[2] [3] Macaulay founded the House Of Rainbow, which provides support for LGBTQ persons in Nigeria.[4]
Macaulay was born in London in 1966 to August Olakunle Macaulay, a Nigerian theologian and founder of the United Bible University, and Helen Olusola Macaulay, a midwife. His family moved to Nigeria, where Jide attended several primary and secondary schools. He graduated from high school in 1986 before attending Thames Valley University in London where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree. He obtained a master’s degree in practical theology at the United Bible University and a post-graduate certificate in pastoral theology from Anglia Ruskin University. Macaulay also trained at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California.