Liz Edman (she/her) is an Episcopal priest and political strategist who has been igniting people's understanding of Christianity and queer life for more than 25 years. She has lived and worked on the front lines of some of the most salient contemporary issues where religion meets sexuality. Liz served as an inner city hospital chaplain to people with HIV/AIDS from 1989 to 1995, helped craft political and communications strategies for marriage equality efforts, and persevered for almost two decades to become an openly queer priest in the Episcopal Church.

In 2017, Liz conceived and helped organize Glitter+Ash Wednesday, an immersive liturgical event exploring Christian theology and liturgy through a queer lens. More than 150 congregations in three countries marked Glitter+Ash Wednesday. The event received national press attention, including in Religion News Service, The Huffington Post, Fox News, USA Today, The Conversation, The Los Angeles Times, the Wichita Herald, and The Des Moines Register. Glitter+Ash continues to be celebrated in congregations across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

She is the granddaughter of V. Raymond Edman, a prominent evangelical leader of the mid-20th Century who was president of Wheaton College (IL) from 1940 to 1965.

Born and raised in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, Liz has lived most of her adult life in New York City. She is a member of St. Lydia’s Dinner Church in Brooklyn and Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the LGBTQ synagogue in Manhattan.