Paul Abels.jpg

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Description	Paul Abell, an American Methodist minister who became the country's first openly gay minister to serve in a major Christian denomination
Author or copyright owner	Lbgtran.org
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=2 Immediate source: https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=2
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Paul Abels
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Abels is deceased.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	To visually identify the subject.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Photo is low resolution.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since 1992
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