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Who founded the first chapter of APO?

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Matthew Price founded the first chapter of APO for LGBTQ individuals, known as Affirmation-Gay Mormons United, in 1977.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first chapter of APO, which refers to a few organizations based on the initials, including Alpha Phi Omega, Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons, and others, could relate to multiple founders depending on the context. However, within the context provided, the person who founded the first chapter of an organization specifically for LGBTQ individuals was Matthew Price, who helped found Affirmation-Gay Mormons United in 1977.

Within this organization, the early chapters were established in Salt Lake City, Denver, and Dallas. By 1979, these chapters along with additional ones in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City had collaborated on creating a national charter and newsletter.

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The founder of the first APO chapter is not detailed, and there seems to be confusion with 'Apollo 11' and the founding of LGBTQ ministries. Troy Perry founded the Metropolitan Community Church but not APO.

Step-by-step explanation:

The individual who founded the first chapter of APO, or Alpha Phi Omega, is not specifically mentioned in the provided reference material.

However, the similar sounding name 'Apollo 11' refers to the cave in Namibia where significant prehistoric art was discovered by German archaeologist W.E. Wendt, which is different from the service fraternity. If you're referring to the LGBTQ ministry, which does not go by the acronym APO, it was founded by Troy Perry who started the first LGBTQ ministry, the Metropolitan Community Church, in 1968.

The question seems to mix aspects with the discoveries related to 'Apollo 11' and the LGBTQ ministries that had chapters founded in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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