Gay Men in Anglo-Catholic & Ordinariate US - Traditional Liturgy

Project on queer men and traditional/unreformed liturgy For any Anglo-Catholics in the Episcopal Church or the Ordinariate in the US... Note: This is a research project. I am not interested in engaging with the controversy around queer issues and Church teaching. I am just trying to connect with gay/SSA men who attend traditional masses. The piece I am working on does not have an agenda beyond trying to understand a trend in the Church. There has been a lot of talk online (and definitely on this Subreddit) over the years on gay men preferring higher/more traditional liturgy. This is nothing new, but I feel as though there has been a lack of–serious–scholarship on the topic. I am a theology student working on an article project that would take a closer, more thoughtful look at the gay men who prefer traditional liturgy, both Anglo-Catholic and Tridentine (for now, I am only engaging with those in full communion with the Episcopal Church or the Roman Catholic Church). This includes any and all liturgical preferences for rites from before Vatican II as well as Rite I of the 1979 BCP. I want to challenge the narrative that “liturgy queens” are merely there for the smells and bells and instead ask new/deeper questions to figure out what’s really at play vis-à-vis this phenomenon in 2026. Who are these men in these traditional church settings, how did they get there, and why do they stay? If you’re a gay man who attends the traditional liturgy and would be interested in having an anonymous interview please DM me. I’d be happy to tell you more about my project. I can talk on Zoom, but I’d also be happy to meet in person if you’re located in the greater Boston area. I am also traveling to LA and NYC later this summer. Thanks for your help!