Revd Dr Chris Dowd [he/him] grew up in Australia in a socially and theologically conservative community and has been chafing at theological and social straight-jackets ever since.
He has co-written several books on the pastoral care of gender variant people and is currently involved in a writing project exploring the lives of LGBTQ clergy.
He is co-author (with Tina Beardsley) of Trans Affirming Churches: How to Celebrate Gender-Variant People and Their Loved Ones
He lives and ministers in Birmingham where he lives with his partner and a menagerie of animals.