LGBTQIA

Following the Methodist Decision: Breathe in Suffering, Breathe out Peace

The United Methodist general conference is over and a new day has begun. People are still suffering, struggling with addiction of all sort, striving to stay in recovery, and being stopped, vilified and incarcerated at our borders. Queer folks, people

March 1, 2019 No Comments

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Another Step Forward in the Quest for LGBTQIA Justice in the UMC

Last week I wrote about the cases in the United Methodist Church related to the full inclusion of LGBTQIA persons. Hundreds of FOR supporters responded immediately to sign as supporters of the Easter Letter released by the United Methodist Queer Clergy Caucus: THANK

May 4, 2017 No Comments

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Urgent: Signatures needed today to support Bishop Karen Oliveto

I believe the next few days will be viewed in years to come as one of the turning points for LGBTQIA justice. Tomorrow in Newark NJ, the United Methodist Church will decide whether or not to begin officially dismantling its

April 24, 2017 No Comments

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Urgent: Signatures needed today to support Bishop Karen Oliveto

I believe the next few days will be viewed in years to come as one of the turning points for LGBTQIA justice. Tomorrow in Newark NJ, the United Methodist Church will decide whether or not to begin officially dismantling its

April 24, 2017 No Comments

Before it embraced LGBTQ rights, the FOR forced Bayard Rustin to resign

By 1953, Bayard Rustin was by all accounts a successful player in the Fellowship of Reconciliation. In the 12 years he had worked for the organization, he had gone to prison as a conscientious objector, fought segregation in the 1947

August 23, 2016 No Comments

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