Even more so, he left the organization he evangelized with on a principled equality basis.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95311&page=1
This is against a backdrop of church splits on other equality issues https://theweek.com/religion/1019544/the-widening-schism-in-the-united-methodist-church
Bring that to your department chair and ask if they can help sponsor the trip. It’s a big deal and something the department would be proud of.