While we celebrated LGBT Pride in June, four trans women of color were murdered across the country.
What will we do to protect our sisters?
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NOW HIRING: Communications Jobs in LGBTQ Religious Organizations
I know at least two LGBTQ religious organizations that are hiring positions in communications. Message me if you're interested!
Reconciling Ministries Network (UMC): Communications Associate
Keshet: Graphic Design & Communications Associate
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Daring to be different: Two transgendered people recite the Holy Koran at the relaunch on Friday of the Transvestites Islamic Boarding School ...
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Tonight is the first night of Passover, when Jews around the world gather to celebrate freedom from slavery in Egypt, under the leadership of a man who had two mommies.
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[The terminology in this image is historic but not currently accurate.]
We remember today the victims of anti-transgender prejudice and violence as we observe the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR).
TDOR began as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. Hester is featured in this painting by Mary Button alongside an image of Jesus’ crucifixion and a news photo of an early TDOR vigil. The term “transgenders” is most commonly replaced today by “transgender people.”
Related:
Courage To Connect: Observing The Transgender Day Of Remembrance
10 Things Churches Should Know About Transgender Day Of Remembrance
Our Lives Are Valuable
Image created by Mary Button for the Stations of the Cross: The Struggle for LGBT Equality.
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Join TDOR Unite for an Online Transgender Day of Remembrance Observance this Sunday.
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Happy All Saints Day! Here are just a few of the many LGBT saints we can celebrate from throughout history!
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Harvey Milk of San Francisco
Saint Joan of Arc
Saints Boris and George the Hungarian
All images by Br. Robert Lentz, OFM (via trinitystores.com)
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Being bi has given me what seems to be an unusual way to engage the world and empathize with those who see things differently. For me, that is a quality of spirit given by God.
-Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards
Today is Celebrate Bisexuality Day! Here are some of our favorite stories and resources on Christianity and bisexuality:
Top Five Questions Asked About Being A Bisexual Minister
Always The Stranger: Being Out And Bi
My Coming Out Was An Easter Experience
In Your Absence, I Found Christ
Effects Of Abusive Theology: Depression In The Same Gender Loving Community
A Pentecost Story: The Spiritual Side of Being Bi
Introducing A Baptist Resource On Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Image via flickr user Peter Salanki
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People of all faiths supporting ENDA!
Join people of faith across the country as we advocate for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that would prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ people in the workplace.
Simply dial 1-888-897-0174 to be connected to your Senator. Then read why one Christian supports ENDA.
We just called! Will you?
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With an emphasis on tikkun olam, or "making the world a better place" through acts of love and kindness, as well as its strong and long-standing support of LGBT initiatives, Reform Judaism has defined itself as inclusive, embracing of all, and forward-thinking.
Op-ed: It's Time to Rethink Religion
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Lutherans got it going on :)
Woohoo ReconcilingWorks! Thanks for creating space for Lutherans of all genders :-)
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Your Stories: Lea
Lea, a student at Amherst College, speaks about coming to understand her queerness in the context of a nude, gay, Jewish Fire Island Pines setting.
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To say you love the person, but hate the sin only communicates a lack of love and support.
How To Win Your Gay Kids For Christ (via believe-out-loud)
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Living on the West End, I see Muslim women every day. I often quieted the urge to greet them with a polite “As Salaam Alaikum” as I passed them in the aisle of the grocery store. This was a desire from another life. An identity that I could no longer access. Then the question came to my mind and I could not seem to shake it. If there are so many black people, Muslim people, and gay people moving to this city, are any of them black, Muslim, and gay also?
Being Black, Lesbian, and Muslim In The South
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cuuuute :-)
Gay couples choosing whether to re-celebrate vows
Rev. Rebecca Voelkel, Program Director for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Institute of Welcoming Resources, is featured here with her adorable family!
George and Voelkel, who are raising a daughter together, went to California in 2008 looking for a way to legally cement their relationship….
"It’s amazing how many times we have tried to be married," George said.
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Do You Want LGBTQ Youth In The Church?
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