Brandan Robertson (born June 24, 1992) is a gay writer, activist, and TikTok influencer. [1] He has written on the subjects of millennials, social justice, and Progressive Christianity, and he is an LGBTQ activist. Robertson serves as the Pastor of Sunnyside Reformed Church in Queens, New York. [2]
In September 2014, Robertson was named the national spokesman of "Evangelicals for Marriage Equality", an organization that sought to encourage evangelicals to support civil marriage equality, even if they were unable to support sacramental marriage equality in the church.[5]
In November 2014, Robertson led the effort to convene a historic meeting between Southern Baptist leaders and LGBT+ movement leaders during the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission's National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. This meeting opened the doors for conversations and collaboration between some of the most influential religious leaders in America and leading LGBT+ activists. In 2015, Robertson's work was the subject of an MSNBC documentary film about his work to convince Southern Baptist leaders to support marriage equality.[6]
In February 2015, publisher Destiny Image canceled its book deal with Robertson, citing his support for LGBTQ inclusion.[7] The book was later published.
In March 2016, Robertson wrote an op-ed for Time magazine in which he claimed that he could not "in good conscience, remain aligned with the modern manifestation of the evangelical movement."[8] He now identifies as a mainline Protestant and part of the Christian Left. [9]
In 2022, Robertson began his PhD in Biblical Studies at Drew University.[12] In 2023, Robertson was called as the Pastor of Sunnyside Reformed Church in Queens, New York (interdenominational congregation part of both RCA & UCC). [13]
Personal life
Robertson previously identified as bisexual, but now identifies himself as gay.[14]
Publications
The Dark Side of White Christian Nationalism. Quior Books, 2025 (Contributing Author)
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