Posts Tagged ‘Gender Identity’
Starkville: Mississippi’s First City To Recognize LGBT Equality
On January 21, 2014, the Starkville Board of Aldermen took a historic step making our city the first municipality in Mississippi to pass a resolution showing support for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents. The passage of this resolution brings hope to the LGBT community of Starkville, as we struggle daily with claiming our…
Read MoreAt Home In The House Of God
Being the loudest queer voice in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination has made me a big target in my church. While many members are genuinely interested in a dialogue, there are still those who wish I would stop talking about equality. Each outburst made, each letter written, and each sermon preached against my message perpetuates the ignorant…
Read MoreDC Events Launch LGBT Faith & Asylum Network
The LGBT Faith and Asylum Network (LGBT-FAN) invites you to help launch our LGBT Faith and Asylum Network. We are helping people who are seeking safety in the U.S. because of persecution of their sexual orientation or gender identity in their home countries. The Network is made up of faith leaders, asylum-seekers, people who have…
Read MoreLoving Trans People As Ourselves
Debates over California’s AB 1266, which is scheduled to go into effect in California in January 2014, are bringing out troubling arguments against transgender students in California. AB 1266 restates existing state and federal laws that ensure transgender students can fully participate in all school activities, sports teams, programs, and facilities that match their gender identity.…
Read MoreENDA Passes U.S. Senate
wWe are thrilled that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) passed today in the U.S. Senate. After decades of advocacy, this is the first time ENDA has been approved in the Senate. Though a version of ENDA was passed through the House of Representatives in 2007, it did not offer protections based on gender identity. The…
Read MoreHow To Protect LGBT Employees In Catholic Institutions
In this past year, at least one dozen people were fired from Catholic institutions because of LGBT issues. Some were fired because they legally married a same-gender partner. Others were fired because of their support for such marriages or because of their gender identity. In 2012, five people were fired for these reasons, so we…
Read MoreWondrous Confusion: How My Gender Shimmers In The Fluidity Of Being Bi
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made” (Psalm 139:14). It’s easy for me to sympathize with people who express confusion when I share with them that I am bisexual. My sexual orientation confused me for decades and continues to do so occasionally, even now. Like many, I thought the question I was answering for myself was,…
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