COMSTOCK, Gary D(avid) 1945-

PERSONAL: Born March 12, 1945, in CT; son of John Franklin (a tool and die maker) and Evelyn (a bookkeeper; maiden name, Rawson; present surname, Libby) Comstock; companion of Theodore J. Stein (a professor). Ethnicity: "American." Education: Union Theological Seminary, Ph.D., 1989.

ADDRESSES: Office—Wesleyan University, 171 Church St., Middletown, CT 06459. E-mail—gcomstock@wesleyan.edu.

CAREER: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, university Protestant chaplain and visiting professor of sociology, 1990—.

WRITINGS:

Violence against Lesbians and Gay Men, Columbia University Press (New York, NY), 1991.

Gay Theology without Apology, Pilgrim Press (Cleveland, OH), 1993.

Unrepentant, Self-Affirming, Practicing: Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay People within Organized Religion, Continuum (New York, NY), 1996.

(With Susan E. Henking) Que(e)rying Religion: A Critical Anthology, Continuum (New York, NY), 1997.

A Whosoever Church: Welcoming Lesbians and Gay Men into African-American Congregations, Westminster John Knox Press (Louisville, KY), 2001.

The Work of a Gay College Chaplain: Becoming Ourselves in the Company of Others, Harrington Park Press (Binghamton, NY), 2001.

SIDELIGHTS: Gary D. Comstock once told CA: "I began research and writing in the field of social ethics to document and advance the lives of lesbians and gay men in contemporary society. My work includes both empirical studies of lesbian, bisexual, and gay people, as well as theological reflection on the quality of our lives. I work as an openly gay man in my scholarship and as a university chaplain and professor. I often draw on my personal experience to select and initiate my research and writing projects."