First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese.

February 9, 2020 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEROES, HEROES & HISTORY, LIFESTYLES, RELIGION Comments Off on First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese.
Bishop Bonnie Perry stands next to her chair in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Feb. 6, 2020 in Detroit. The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop. Perry was consecrated and ordained Saturday, Feb. 8, during a ceremony in Dearborn. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News via AP)

The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop.

The Rev. Bonnie A. Perry was consecrated and ordained Saturday during a ceremony in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn.

She was elected last June at…