“I felt like I had failed the Lord,” Perry said. And thus, the Metropolitan Community Church was born.Īfter being kicked out of his church in 1968 for coming out to his wife and clergy, Perry was at a loss. Perry, it simply meant there was an space to fill within the LGBTQ+ community with the word of God. For many religious members of the LGBTQ+ community, accepting oneself can mean rejecting the Church.