[4][5] Clare-Young received an MPhil degree after study at Westminster College in Cambridge and while there was a member of the Student Christian Movement.
[10] Since 2021, Clare-Young is co-chair of trustees of the Open Table Network, an ecumenical Christian community for LGBT people and their allies.
[12] Alex and Jo Clare-Young appeared in a video clip for Living in Love and Faith, a group which calls for better relationships between the Church of England and the LGBT community.
"[13] Ben John of the conservative evangelical group Christian Concern criticised the video, continuously misgendering Clare-Young and saying that "transgenderism is a false ideology", "what we're actually seeing here is a lesbian couple.
[14][15] Clare-Young was in the co-ordinating group for Living in Love and Faith, recruited by the Bishop of Coventry, Christopher Cocksworth.
"[18] Writing in the journal Theology and Sexuality, Clare-Young examines unequal power dynamics and personalized arguments deployed by Christian Concern during the Living in Love and Faith process, and argues for a "paradigmatic shift" regarding LGBTQ+ people.