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Such a gift to all of us - Rachel Held Evans, you are deeply loved - and will be sorely missed.
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Love to Spencer - and to all of us LGBTQ souls who are on the journey of responding to the call of God on our lives.
On March 5, Spencer Cullom sat down with...
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Faith leaders and advocates coming together to help LGBTQ youth in foster care - LOVE!
“The new initiative partners these statewide special advocates with...
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Sending lots of love and support to the upstanding people at the Union Church of Bay Ridge. Here’s to hoping other churches share the love and display rainbows and unconditional love this Easter season - and every season.
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Regardless of political preference, Mayor Pete is a marker of the growing acceptance of LGBTQ people of faith - and shows the world that we will not be...
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LGBT clergy, representing the new face of faith, speak out dangers of systemic spiritual abuse bit.ly/2UNadEu
Not too surprising - gay rights advocates are courageous and fabulous - and are on the right side of history. A rising tide of love and equality that cannot...
From USA TODAY, of all places - progress! “The 50th anniversary of Stonewall is coming up this June. I’m hoping that this time, trans people and people...
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“I love who I am and my soul, and it feels more and more like my outside is meeting that inside feeling.”
Celebrating transmasculine beauty and courage through photos and stories, coast to coast.
Some beautiful stories of love and acceptance from around the world - and in unexpected places!
“Chapter 49:13 of the Quran tells us that diversity and difference are part of God’s plan and should be celebrated,” he said. “We are trying to live it.”
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On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we share the love for all of us who are trans - in thought, word, and deed. May these words from...
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“But after spending two hours worshipping at First Corinthian, I at least now know that church doesn’t always have to feel like hell.”
Beautiful people, amazing ministry.
Joining the international outrage about the Brunei stoning law coming into effect April 3rd. For those who care about LGBT lives who are... deadline.com/2019/03/george
“I am proud to display this flag as a symbol of my support for transgender people across the country. We must stand with transgender people in all of our communities."
“What?! You're queer and you go to religious services? How does that make sense?!”
It makes a LOT of sense for these beautiful people!
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These trans and gender nonconforming beautiful people have shown the rest of us what living with courage and dignity is all about. Check out the portraits and the interviews from the new book To Survive on This...
When it seems as though religious freedom and LGBT rights are at odds, the truth is very different:
“Especially in these times and with this sort of politically...
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LOVE this new story project from our friends at Union Theological Seminary!
“If you’re growing up in a Church that isn’t affirming;
if you’ve ever been told that who you love or how you identify is sinful;
if you were taught that God rejects...
Parity is proud to be part of the first year of Camp Q! Please share this inclusive opportunity for queer youth to explore their faith in an affirming and fun environment. There are scholarships, too! facebook.com/story.php?stor
Just out, an important new report on dismantling stigma in the TGNC community from our friends at the New York Transgender Advocacy Group. Kudos to them for all that they do!
Starting tomorrow, some of the leading experts in the field share their wisdom on issues ranging from pastoral care to legal issues, advocacy, theology and medical guidance. We have generous... appliedwisdominstitute.org/project/confro
We are honored to be sponsoring and participating in this important webinar and training sessions - too many of us have heard (and have our own) heartbreaking stories of pain and shame. Please share as you are... facebook.com/19888192681159
The tragedy of homophobia is responsible for blaming gay priests for the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. And yet these men persist in trying to love lives of honor, service and integrity. nyti.ms/2V1B7Vt?smid=n
Great news and a terrific resource from the UK about making faith-based schools affirming for LGBT students. Mutual respect and kindness? Yes, please! “This work brings LGBT+ and non-LGBT+... educateandcelebrate.org/guidance-for-s
“...between 2 and 3.7 million kids under age 18 in the U.S. have an LGBTQ parent and about 200,000 of them are being raised by a...
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Our latest newsletter shares what it was like to be in the room yesterday at the National Prayer Breakfast. Bagels, the Bible and my lgbt self - it wasn’t boring! mailchi.mp/parity/my-repo
Lots to get excited about with this event, especially the Drag Queen Story Hour's very first story time for adults! Wonder what the story will be... Hope to see you there! nypl.org/events/program
A lot to discuss here - the dichotomy between accepting words and (too often) a lack of affirming actions can make “all are welcome” a hollow phrase. Thank you for diving deep and being honest, Grace Semler Baldridge.
A family struggle with Jesus as mediator - may it be so. We need Jesus in this and in all. Thank you, Bishop Stanovsky!
“Michael taught me that... dnews.com/opinion/her-vi
AC Dumlao, thank you for helping to make NYC a more accepting place for our beloved non-binary siblings and selves! #visible #loved broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/
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“She champions Christian values not of exclusion and discrimination but of empowerment, grace and self-acceptance.”
Prophetic words and witness of faith and love, loud and proud.
Active duty and veteran transgender service members, we salute you. You are valued and you are loved, today and every day. pbs.org/newshour/amp/s
When people say that the “gay agenda” is about destroying families, they surely haven’t yet met these beautiful people. Love is from God, and God is love.
“We need, instead, spaces of love defined, not by some moralism, but on the contemplative grasping of the goodness of God and neighbor.” Lots of food for thought and coffee hour conversation here. bookishbearblog.com/2018/06/11/7-r
About half of LGBTQ folks identify as Christian - “That means anywhere between 6.9 or 8.7 million LGBTQ Americans identify as Christian — roughly the entire population of New York...
Kudos to authors of this new book:
Modern Kinship: A Queer Guide to Christian Marriage! “There is no doubt in our hearts that God has a plan for the...
A shout out today to Our Bible app! Have you seen their Advent devotionals, blogs and events? Fabulous, LGBTQia AND faith affirming, from outstanding authors and curated with love by Crystal D. Cheatham and their OBA team. mailchi.mp/529cf67fc113/p
When LGBTQIA and faith organizations team up, beautiful things happen. Kudos to the 3rd Way Collective — a student organization that seeks “to create spaces for peace, justice and faith on campus” — the Penn LGBTQA resource center and Lutheran Campus... amp.centredaily.com/news/local/edu
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Parity is a proud Community Partner of the New York City AIDS Memorial. Together, in collaboration with Jenny Holzer, we are going to #LightTheFight on World AIDS Day, Saturday, December 1st, with an an interactive... facebook.com/Parity.nyc/pos
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