Kittredge Cherry

Kittredge Cherry (born 1957 in Iowa) is an American author and a priest of Metropolitan Community Church.

After graduation, she worked as a newspaper journalist and studied in Japan on a Rotary International Journalism Scholarship.

She later studied Christian theology at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California.

[1] The Washington National Cathedral included one of her prayers in 2021–22 services honoring Matthew Shepard, whose murder led to laws against anti-LGBTQ hate crimes.

[2][3] Cherry is the author of seven books, including Art That Dares, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for 2007. and the Jesus in Love series of novels.