Top 45 LGBT Christian Influencers in 2026

1. Fr. James Martin

Bio The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach. Instagram Handle @jamesmartinsj Instagram Followers 208.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Macro Get Email Contact Request 150 LGBT Christian Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Charlie Bird

Bio 😺 Former Cosmo the Cougar | #1 ESPN Mascot
🕺 Dancing & bridging my communities 🌈🤝⛪️
📖 Bestselling Author (see link)
📩 *****@mrcharliebird.com Instagram Handle @mrcharliebird Instagram Followers 364K Type Macro Get Email Contact

3. Matthew Vines

Bio Author of “God and the Gay Christian,” founder of @thereformationproject *****@matthewvines.com Instagram Handle @matthewvines Instagram Followers 9.1K Type Nano Get Email Contact

4. Grace Semler Baldridge

Bio ☆ on tour with @maddiezahm this fall ☆
NEW SINGLE ☆ BRICK BY BRICK ☆ OUT NOW *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gracebaldridge Instagram Followers 97.4K Type Micro Get Email Contact

5. Flamy Grant

Bio God’s favorite drag queen. 👑
Tour • Music • Booking ⤵️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @flamygrant Instagram Followers 48.6K Type Micro Get Email Contact

6. Jennifer Knapp

Bio Singer-Songwriter Author Speaker & LGBTQ+ advocate. Founder of @insideoutfaith
Join me at Patreon! *****@jenniferknapp.com Instagram Handle @jenniferknappmusic Instagram Followers 14.4K Type Micro Get Email Contact

7. Jeff Chu

Bio journalism professor @princeton | @travelandleisure ed-at-large | author, Good Soil | ex-farmhand | 🌈 Tristan’s guy 👨🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻 | hopeful-ish *****@byjeffchu.com Instagram Handle @byjeffchu Instagram Followers 28.6K Type Micro Get Email Contact

8. treypearson Trey Pearson

Bio Music. Art. Real Estate. 🏳️‍🌈 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @treypearson Instagram Followers 74.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

9. Brandan Robertson

Bio 💒 Progressive Pastor
📚 Author of “Queer & Christian”
🎓 PhD Student in Queer Religion
🏳️‍🌈 |📍NYC *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brandanrobertson Instagram Followers 21.8K Type Micro youtube.com/@revbrandanrober.. + Follow Get Email Contact

10. Dr. Ben Schilaty

Bio ⛪️ Latter-day Saint
🍎 UVU Professor
🎙 Co-host of @all.out.in.the.open
✍️ Author of “A Walk in My Shoes”
🌵 Cactus lover Instagram Handle @benschilaty Instagram Followers 21.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Get Email Contact

11. Austen Hartke

Bio This is my personal account, mostly for travel, food, and goofy selfies! For all things trans and Christian, check out @transmissionministry! Instagram Handle @austenlionheart Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Get Email Contact

12. Yvette Flunder

Bio Founder, Senior Pastor of City of Refuge UCC💒
I invite you to give to City of Refuge UCC. Click the link below for giving options.
-Bishop Instagram Handle @bishop_flunder Instagram Followers 10K Type Micro Get Email Contact

13. Shannon TL Kearns

Bio transgender man, ordained priest, sacred storyteller
author and playwright *****@shannontlkearns.com Instagram Handle @shannontlkearns Instagram Followers 3.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

14. Jules Rodgers

Bio Author | Abolitionist | Cat dad | Movement comms
Work @multitudefilms *****@julierodgers.com Instagram Handle @julie_rodgers Instagram Followers 10.1K Type Micro Get Email Contact

15. Brit Barron

Bio Aspiring industry plant *****@britbarron.com Instagram Handle @britbarron Instagram Followers 35.1K Type Micro Get Email Contact

16. Kevin Miguel Garcia

Bio Bald and silly. Figuring it out.
👸🏼when I wear a wig, I’m @itsgagathachristie.
📚Author of #BadTheologyKills & What Makes You Bloom. Instagram Handle @thekevingarcia Instagram Followers 27.9K Type Micro Get Email Contact

17. Noah Hepler

Bio Pastor @atonementfishtown in Philadelphia.
@netflix @queereye Season 5, Episode 1: 🏳️‍🌈Preaching Out Loud ✝️
This is my only account. *****@elcota.org Instagram Handle @noahhepler Instagram Followers 14.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Get Email Contact

18. Jamie Bruesehoff

Bio 📖 Raising Kids Beyond the Binary (2023)
Queer. Advocate. Clergy spouse. Raising 3 humans, including youth activist @therealrebekah *****@jamiebruesehoff.com Instagram Handle @jamiebruesehoff Instagram Followers 8.7K Type Nano Get Email Contact

19. Michael J. O'Loughlin

Bio Executive Editor, @ncronline ; Author of HIDDEN MERCY: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear. hiddenmercy.com Instagram Handle @mjowrites Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

20. Kittredge Cherry

Bio LGBTQ spirituality author at https://Qspirit.net. Covers queer saints, gay Jesus, LGBTQ Christian books, art & history. *****@qspirit.net Instagram Handle @kittredgecherry Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano qspirit.net/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Emmy Kegler

Bio Living in the one place I can't be replaced. Instagram Handle @emmykegler Instagram Followers 4.6K Type Nano Get Email Contact

22. Ethan Alexander Jewett

Bio 💒 Episcopal Priest | 🏋️‍♀️ Natural Bodybuilder
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Supporting LGBTQ+ Faith & Fitness
📍Philadelphia 🗣️🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇴 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jackedpriest Instagram Followers 73.6K Type Micro Get Email Contact

23. Lauren Lanzaretta

Bio 📍 Houston, TX
🎹 Singer / Songwriter
🌈 Host of @youcanbeboth Podcast
🎶 “Bottle of Wine” — COMING SOON *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lanzaretta Instagram Followers 62.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Get Email Contact

24. Dennis Schleicher

Bio 🎤 Speaker | Creator | Author
📖 Gay convert following Christ
🤍 Faith, belonging & hope
👇 New videos & livestreams *****@comm.churchofjesuschrist.org Instagram Handle @denschleicher Instagram Followers 54.3K Type Micro Get Email Contact

25. Cori Latousek

Bio 🏊 Founder of @jumpinswimacademy
💪🏼 Hyrox Athlete & Dog Mom
🏳️‍🌈 Sharing my journey as a gay Christian *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @corilatousek Instagram Followers 24.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

26. Ady Cox Johnson

Bio 📍CO
✈️Traveling🌈Queer⛪️Christian
💍 @cora_.the._explorer
LOVE NEVER FAILS🫶 Instagram Handle @adyvjohnson Instagram Followers 9.1K Type Nano Get Email Contact

27. Derek Terry

Bio Rev. Derek | Pastor Artist
✊🏾Black. 🏳️‍🌈 Queer. ⛪️ Called.
Iyanla fixed my life—now I’m doing the work
👇🏾 derekterry.com *****@revderek.com Instagram Handle @revderekterry Instagram Followers 6.8K Type Nano Get Email Contact

28. Hannah Adair Bonner

Bio Home in Philly after a long ride.
🏳️‍🌈 Queer. Clergy. Speaker. Writer. Activist.
Bicycles, sunsets & ✨her✨
ΣΓΡ 💙💛 #SandraBland #BlackLivesMatter Instagram Handle @hannahabonner Instagram Followers 6.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

29. Megan F. Beach

Bio God first✝️
📚The Bible is Not an Anti-Gay Weapon
📚Operation Cleanup
📚WLW romance coming soon!
▪️No AI 🚫 This is my only account. Views are my own▪️ Instagram Handle @the_grim_rainbow Instagram Followers 5.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +43% Type Nano Get Email Contact

30. Matt Nightingale

Bio Co-pastor @wearethequest. Founder @commonsanctuary. TED talker. Spiritual director. Alejandro’s husband. All gay, all Christian, all the time. *****@mattnightingale.com Instagram Handle @mattnightingale Instagram Followers 3.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano mattnightingale.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

31. Mirko Lipski-Reinhardt

Bio Luth. Pfarrer von @evangelisch.in.huenxe bei @menschenskirche, Teil von @stadt.land.pfarramt, elsker Norge 🇳🇴, Ehemann @hans.stefan.reinhardt 👬 🏳️‍🌈 Instagram Handle @rev.reinhardt Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

32. Andy

Bio #Gay #Anglican #Priest.
#Inclusive #Faith & #Equality
#LGBT #LGBTChristian
#Travel
🇿🇦🇬🇧🇱🇧🇹🇷🇲🇦🇨🇳🇯🇵🇭🇰🇲🇽🇧🇷🇦🇪🇬🇷🇵🇹🇪🇸🇧🇪🇭🇺🇳🇱🇩🇰🇨🇺🇴🇲🇬🇧🇶🇦🇺🇲🇲🇽
All 📸 mine;credit! Instagram Handle @vicaringroo Instagram Followers 2.4K Type Nano Get Email Contact

33. Maxwell Kuzma

Bio Transgender man, lifelong Catholic, NCR Columnist, Board Member DignityUSA, Host of Whiplash Podcast Instagram Handle @maxwellkuzma Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Get Email Contact

34. Phil

Bio priest | writer | wisdom-seeker ✝️🏳️‍🌈
❤️👬🏻@mattslittleinsta 📍OH Instagram Handle @by_another_road Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

35. Jason Steidl Jack

Bio #GayCatholic #theologian #Author of LGBTQ Catholic Ministry: Past and Present (Paulist Press, 2023) Instagram Handle @jasonsteidljack Instagram Followers 1.2K Type Nano Get Email Contact

36. Justin

Bio Speaking and writing on faith, identity, and belonging from study and lived experience. Available for 1-1 conversations and speaking requests. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emptychairshome Instagram Followers 64.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Get Email Contact

37. Emmanuel Gonzalez

Bio beloved | advocate | evangelist.
all my links and resources can be found below. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @callmemannyyy Instagram Followers 13.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Micro Get Email Contact

38. Charlotte Haggerty

Bio telling my story one song at a time
get my coming out story here↓ Instagram Handle @charlotte.haggerty Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Get Email Contact

39. Claire

Bio ✝️🏳️‍🌈 you are beloved, not broken
🏛️ helen of troy defender, writer of books
📖 classics/english/religious studies
📿 "the girl with the rosaries" Instagram Handle @onwingsofwords Instagram Followers 14.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Get Email Contact

40. Naomi Washington Leapheart

Bio Preacher | Professor | Movement Strategist | Black & Queer & Womanish
Requests: *****@gmail.com
CashApp: $NCWL
Sermons, etc.: bit.ly/watchNWL Instagram Handle @oholyshift Instagram Followers 4.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

41. George White

Bio Catholic Educator | Speaker | Trustee |
Supporting schools to lead with Dignity, Belonging & Inclusion | Leadership Governance | CPD *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @transcatholicteacher Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

42. Curt Allison

Bio 62(body)🧔🏻‍♂️ageless(spirit)🕊️Canadian-American🇨🇦🇺🇸6’5”🧔🏻‍♂️business owner📈gay🏳️‍🌈clergy⛪️Jesus follower✝️yogi🙏musician🎹ENFP👤ennea3️⃣ extrovert👍happy😊 Instagram Handle @bccurt Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Get Email Contact

43. Richard Matthews

Bio Billboard of Joy✨ Speaker - Performer - Entrepreneur
Ministry: @redeempt1on Director: @hisbirthhouse
💍: @v1church 🌈Apologetics course ⬇️ *****@therichardmatthews.com Instagram Handle @richwithpassion Instagram Followers 131.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Get Email Contact

44. Jessica Gerhardt

Bio 🇻🇦🕎🏳️‍🌈🩷💜💙🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩😷
musician/theologian/teacher/artist/writer
@workofhumanhandsart
@tupesto.music *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jgerhardtmusic Instagram Followers 3.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Get Email Contact