Posts Tagged ‘Community Engagement’
Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week
Facebook Comments And Conversations This Week
Read MorePride Events Display Disparities In LGBTQ Community
June is Pride Month for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities across the country—and parades abound. While we all rev up each June for Pride so, too, do the fault lines of race and class in the LGBTQ community. With advances such as hate crime laws, legalization of same-sex marriage across the country,…
Read MoreSelf Care: Tools for the Resistance
Every morning I wake up and I try to work for a better, more just world. I am a faith organizer for Reconciling Ministries Network. It is my job to spend each day working with people a little bit each day to do justice, and to push for a world where everyone has enough, where…
Read MoreSharing Our Hearts Paves A Way Forward
I arrived at Creating Change, the annual winter gathering of LGBTQ and ally activists organized by The National LGBTQ Taskforce, feeling broken and frightened. I worked hard for Hillary and felt shattered by the election. Every Donald Trump cabinet appointment since then confirmed my fears of coming harm to so many. And now he is…
Read MoreDiscovering My Bisexual Christian Identity
My first kiss was with my next-door neighbor—a young boy in my class. It was back when I didn’t know what it meant to be queer, what it meant to be bisexual, what it meant to be trans. We were together under a flagpole at recess, he told me that the previous night was “Hershey’s…
Read MoreThe Reformation Project Hosts Atlanta Event To “Elevate The Dialogue”
Too often, conversations about LGBT people in the church descend into bitter debates that divide rather than build up. Consequently, many Christians are wary of engaging the conversation, for fear of being seen as hateful or intolerant if they oppose same-sex relationships, or of having their faith in Jesus and the Bible called into question…
Read MoreFaith Leaders Launch Bilingual, LGBTQI-Affirming Trauma Support Network
Launching in response to the devastating killings in Orlando, the “Will Listen With Love” Project is a national support network comprised of pastors, therapists, spiritual directors and community support providers who have volunteered their time to offer safe and affirming space for grieving members of the LGBTQIA community and their allies to be heard. Unlike…
Read MoreUnitarian Universalist Trans Religious Professionals Gather For First-Ever Retreat
Last month marked a historic occasion. From Monday April 11 through Thursday April 14, fifteen Unitarian Universalist transgender and genderqueer ministers and religious educators gathered together in a first-ever retreat at the beautiful Asilomar retreat center in Pacific Grove, California. They were joined by trans elder, author, and activist Kate Bornstein, who facilitated the gathering,…
Read MoreSouth Dakota Governor Prevents Anti-Trans Bill From Becoming Law
Yesterday evening, South Dakota Governor Daugaard vetoed HB 1008. With his veto, Governor Daugaard stopped HB 1008 from becoming the worst anti-transgender bill on the books in any state. Governor Daugaard’s veto proves that when elected officials stop listening to scare tactics and instead sit down and talk with transgender people—hearts and minds will change.…
Read More10 Things Pope Francis Should Know About LGBTQ People
In honor of Pope Francis’ first visit to the United States, we asked our Believe Out Loud community what they want Pope Francis to know about the LGBTQ community. Check out their answers below, then help us urge Pope Francis to include LGBTQ people and families in the Catholic Church! 10. LGBTQ people are made in…
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