Talk:Philip Lance

Notability
I would argue that Lance's notability rests on him being the first openly gay man in a committed relationship to be ordained, but that fact is not verified by any source in the article, nor have I been able to verify it from sources not listed in the article. He might be considered notable for having founded Justice for Janitors, but I can find no corroboration of that claim either. To be fair, the LA Times article that is cited is behind a paywall, and might well verify the claim, but even then, that would only merit a redirect to the Justice for Janitors article. Besides these two facts, Lance's life has been similar to many local activists and has found notice only in local press coverage (often, about other people, with him being mentioned in passing) and primary sources (websites of local organizations that he has founded). Unless better sourcing can be found, I think an AfD may be in order. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 20:59, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
 * , I struggled with this a little prior to moving from AfC. I relied more on WP:GNG as we really don't have a guideline for "firsts." He is covered in a book, the Los Angeles Times (yes, behind a paywall but he is the feature of the story), and Forbes (staff writer and not contributor). I have been wrong about AfC approvals before so I guess it may not be a bad thing to send this to AfD and maybe a consensus can be reached. Cheers. --CNMall41 (talk) 23:26, 22 November 2020 (UTC)