Louie Crew

Louie Clay (né Louie Crew)
Ernest (l) & Louie (r) at civil marriage, 8/22/13
Born	December 9, 1936 Anniston, Alabama
Residence	East Orange, NJ American
Alma mater	Baylor University, Auburn University, University of Alabama
Occupation	writer; emeritus professor; church politician
Years active	1959-present
Known for	LGBT activism, publications

East Orange, NJ

Erman Louie Clay (né Erman Louie Crew, Jr.) is an American professor emeritus of English at Rutgers University. He is best known for his long and increasingly successful campaign for the acceptance of gay and lesbian people by Christians in general, and the Episcopal Church in particular.

Louie Crew was born December 9, 1936, in Anniston, Alabama. He has written about "Growing Up Gay in Dixie"

Crew was graduated from The McCallie School (1954), and received a B.A. from Baylor University (1958) an M.A. from Auburn University (1959) and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama (1971).

Crew has taught at Auburn University, Darlington School, St. Andrew's School (Delaware), Penge Secondary Modern School, London, University of Alabama, Experiment in International Living, Claflin University, Fort Valley State University, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Beijing International Studies University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Rutgers University.