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Jide Macaulay

Jide Macaulay
Born
Rowland Ayoola Babajide Macaulay

4 November 1966
London
NationalityNigerian
Other namesRev. Jide Macaulay
EducationUnited Bible University, Anglia Ruskin University, Pacific School of Religion
Alma materThames Valley University
Occupation(s)Activist, Clergy
Parents
  • August Olakunle Macaulay (father)
  • Helen Olusola Macaulay (mother)

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]

Early life and education

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.[1] His family moved to Nigeria, where Jide attended several primary and secondary schools. He graduated from high school in 1986[1] 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.[1] Macaulay also trained at the Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jide Macaulay". NBJC Ubuntu. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. ^ "LGBT+ History Month: Reverend Jide Macaulay on faith and religion". Voice Online. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. ^ "'Am I too gay for God?'". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. ^ "LIS Network - Reverend Jide Macaulay". London Interdisciplinary School. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-04-30.


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