‘I try to spread the joy’: the trans pastor battling intolerance in the deep south

Elijah Walker is seeking to carve out his ministry in Arkansas while gay culture, he says, is going back underground locally Parishioners a... thumbnail 1 summary

Elijah Walker is seeking to carve out his ministry in Arkansas while gay culture, he says, is going back underground locally

Parishioners and visitors wander in, many pausing at the buffet spread near the door of the dance studio in the town of Jonesboro, Arkansas, that also doubles up once a week as a church. Introductions and nice-to-meet-yous are exchanged. A few young girls run around underfoot, laughing and tugging at their parents’ clothes for attention.

The pastor, Elijah Walker, sits nearby at his laptop, finishing the day’s sermon.

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