Posts Tagged ‘LGBT-Affirming Religious Voices’
Complaint Against United Methodist Minister Moves Forward Following Failed Resolution
In early April, the Great Plains (Kansas and Nebraska) bishop rejected a proposal to resolve a complaint lodged against Rev. Cynthia Meyer who came out to her Edgerton, Kansas, congregation during a Jan. 3rd sermon. Instead, the bishop referred the matter to a United Methodist Church as counsel. The action is significant because it moves…
Read MoreTwo Catholic Governors and Two Bishops Oppose LGBT Discrimination
With North Carolina’s passage of a “license to discriminate” law that now jeopardizes LGBT communities’ civil rights in the states, new attention is being afforded to similar legislation across the U.S. This year alone, there have been at least 105 bills in statehouses across the country which seek to protect those who discriminate against LGBT…
Read MoreWhat The Queerest Musical Ever Taught Me About God’s Grace
I left the Sunday matinee of Fun Home and blinked into the sunlight. We had decided to go spontaneously as the last stop of our whirlwind weekend in the city. I left the show feeling gob smacked. “I wonder what it was like to watch that if you’re a straight person with living parents and…
Read MoreThose Who Are Invisible Because We Refuse To See Them
Methodist and United Methodist lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people: “They are invisible (past and present) understand, simply, because we refuse to see them” -Paraphrased from the words of a character in Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people were and are composed of all races, ethnicities, biblical perspectives. They are…
Read MoreHow My Gender Journey Became My Resurrection
Easter service was exactly as one would expect, uneventful even, for most of those gathered that morning. As I joined my congregation early that day, I was greeted with the traditional “Alleluia! Christ is risen!” and the blast of the organ and choir singing, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today.” I took a breath, binding…
Read MoreChristians Demand Veto Of North Carolina’s HB 2
Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud Email James 646-723-7826 Christians Demand Veto Of North Carolina’s HB 2 LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Support LGBTQ People In North Carolina New York, NY—In less than 12 hours, North Carolina’s General Assembly introduced and passed HB 2, a bill that not only outlaws local non-discrimination policies—it aggressively targets transgender people…
Read MoreThe “Beloved Community” Includes Transgender People
There is a disturbing trend rapidly moving across this nation at an unparalleled and fevered pitch. It is based on hatred, soaked in prejudice and clothed in intolerance. At rallies and other political gatherings, people are encouraged to act on their fears and ignorance regarding others who are different. Certainly, the current political climate fuels…
Read More1,575 Christians Support LGBTQ People In Missouri
Contact: James Rowe Director, Believe Out Loud jrowe@believeoutloud.com 646-723-7826 1,575 Christians Support LGBTQ People In Missouri LGBTQ-Affirming Christians Demand Missouri Lawmakers Stop SJR 39 New York, NY—Christians from across the United States responded last week with overwhelming support for the Missouri Senate Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster against SJR 39, a harmful anti-LGBTQ religious exemption bill that…
Read MoreOur Eagerness To Cast The First Stone
The liturgical readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent are: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126: 1-6; Philippians 3:8-14; and John 8:1-11. You can access the texts of these readings by clicking here. This Sunday’s Gospel reading of the woman caught in adultery is, ironically, a favorite of those who like to castigate LGBT people. They say…
Read MoreI Didn’t Know I Was Bisexual
I like being born in 1950. It feels so central. It’s easy to calculate how old I am. Last year I hit classic retirement age. I also hit marking about 20 years out to myself, and the world, as bisexual. This means I know I am capable of loving people of more than one gender.…
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