Andy Thornton

Andy Thornton

Andy Thornton (he/him) is an LGBTQ+ Stonewall Person of Faith Role Model. After studying the similarities in exclusion practices in Christian and Queer communities, Andy trained and facilitated with the School of Sexuaility Education. He now advocates for inclusion as a speaker, gender and sexuality educator, and illustrator for accessible research.

He has guested on podcasts including Dont Panic! and Doing it with Hannah Witton, and is the illustrator and author of the children’s book Rebekah’s Secret Grandpa.
Andy is a Trans Autistic Christian Quaker. He loves living in Bristol, UK, but Greenbelt is his favourite place on earth.