first American citizen honored with Cuba's CENESEX award. Mariela Castro Espín, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, and a member of the country's National Assembly, and Director of CENESEX, presented the award. He was given the award for his long history of working for human rights and the rights of the LGBTQ community worldwide. Perry was named to the Stonewall 50 Wall of Honor made up of 18 community leaders including Wilson Cruz, Mandy Carter, Marsha Botzer and Stuart Milk, the gay nephew of slain San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk. Writings and media Perry has written an autobiography, The Lord is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay, first published in 1972 by Nash Publishing. He has written a sequel to this book, titled Don't Be Afraid Anymore, published in 1990 by St. Martin's Press and Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage also published by St. Martin's in 1992. He is a contributing editor for the book Is Gay Good? and the subject of another book, Our God Too. In 2003, he completed 10 Spiritual Truths For Gays and Lesbians* (*and everyone else!). Perry's television appearances include Virginia Graham Show, Sept 7, 1970 Mike Douglas Show, Week of July 9, 1973 Phil Donohue Show Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, June 4, 1974 Early Appearance in Print Publications include: Playboy Magazine, Sept 1973, Vol. 2, No. 9 His film appearances include: Sign of Protest, Documentary, Pat Rocco Director, 1970 God, Gays and the Gospel, Documentary, 1984 Upstairs Inferno, Documentary, Robert L. Camina Director, 2015 Audio Appearances include: StoryCorps Rev. Troy Perry, Producers Liyna Anwar and Eve Claxton QueerCore Podcast "The Joy of Rev. Troy Perry's Salvation, Podcast Prodcuer, August Bernadicou, May 2020 Print Articles on Perry include: The Pastor Behind the Gay Marriage Ruling, Christian Century, John Dart, June 17, 2008 Pride in the Pews, Tablet, Maggie Phillips, June 23, 2021 Personal life Perry's mother became the first heterosexual member of the Metropolitan Community Church and supported her son until she died in 1993. He was reunited with his younger son, Michael, and performed the marriage uniting him and his daughter-in-law, but remains estranged from his elder son. Perry lives in Los Angeles with Phillip Ray De Blieck, whom he married under Canadian law at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto. They sued the State of California upon their return home after their Toronto wedding for recognition of their marriage and won.