The state appealed and the ruling was overturned by the State Supreme Court after five years in their favor. Tributes In 2011, actor/playwright Jade Esteban Estrada portrayed Perry in the solo musical comedy "ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 5" which includes the song "I Will Follow You" sung by the character of Perry with music and lyrics by Estrada. On October 6, 2018, a tribute to Perry on the 50th anniversary of his founding Metropolitan Community Church was held at the Los Angeles Episcopal Cathedral. Guest speakers and dignitaries included California State Sen. Kevin de Leon and attorney Gloria Allred. Rodney Scott, President Emeritus of Christopher Street West / LAPRIDE, presented the Troy Perry Awards. On June 11, 2021, the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball organization honored Perry, presenting him with the Dodgers Community Hero Lifetime Achievement Award at the eighth annual LGBTQ+ Night at Dodger Stadium. Bibliography Bullough, Vern L., ed. Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. New York: Harrington Park Press, 2002. Clendinen, Dudley, and Adam Nagourney. Out for Good: The Struggle to Build a Gay Rights Movement in America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Downs, Jim. Stand By Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation. New York: Basic Books, 2016. Dunak, Karen M. As Long As We Both Shall Love: The White Wedding in Postwar America. New York University Press, 2013. Faderman, Lillian, and Stuart Timmons. Gay LA: A History of Sexual Outlaws, Power Politics, and Lipstick Lesbians. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Hirshman, Linda. Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution. Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Australia, 2013. Tobin, Kay, and Randy Wicker. The Gay Crusaders. New York: Arno, 1975. References External links LA Weekly profile, Feb. 2008 by Matthew Fleischer Rev Troy Perry's Facebook Page Metropolitan Community Churches News clip featuring the Reverend during the early days of the HIV epidemic LGBT Protestant clergy American LGBT rights activists Living people Metropolitan Community Church clergy LGBT theologians LGBT people from Florida LGBT people from California American Christian religious leaders 1940 births American LGBT military personnel Activists from California Activists from Florida