Our Story

House of Rainbow started as a safe place for LGBTIQ+ people of faith in a hostile context.

In 2006, Reverend Jide Macaulay started House of Rainbow as a weekly gathering for LGBTIQ+ Christians in Lagos, which the media soon described as 'Nigeria's First Gay Church'.

Intimidation and death-threats followed but this only highlighted the need for a support for LGBTIQ+ people of faith in Nigeria and elsewhere. Jide returned to the UK to develop House of Rainbow as a global organisation, based in London but delivering project work around the world.

Today, House of Rainbow supports sister organisations in twenty-two countries in Africa and the Caribbean and has become a leading, global advocate for LGBTIQ+ people of faith.

It has also pioneered dialogues between LGBTIQ+ people and religious leaders to break down barriers and build understanding.