It was founded in 1974 to promote the inclusion of LGBTTooltip Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenderQ members and their allies for equal access to Episcopal rites, but dissolved in April 2022 following misconduct allegations concerning the conduct of its board of directors.
[1][2] Crew, who was on a teaching fellowship in San Francisco, California, telephoned the reportedly progressive Grace Episcopal Cathedral, asking if they could help him and his partner meet other gay Episcopalians.
The derisive laughter he heard in response prompted him to start a newsletter to help LGBTQ members of the Episcopal Church support each other in a hostile ecclesiastical environment.
[14] In early 2020, Egan Millard of Episcopal News Service reported that Integrity USA's board election was "plagued by controversy."
[16] As further appointments to the organization's board were made in what some members felt were in contravention of the nonprofit corporation's by-laws, the legitimacy of Integrity USA's leadership and future elections were placed in doubt by some remaining membership.