Posts Tagged ‘LGBT equality and inclusion’
Mary Ann Barclay Reinstated In Methodist Ordination Process
Mary Ann (Kaiser) Barclay, a candidate for ordination in the United Methodist Church who was preemptively removed from her ordination process after she married a woman, will have the opportunity to continue pursuing ordination. In June 2013, Barclay as removed from her ordination process by the Southwest Texas Conference Board of Ordained Ministry. Barclay was…
Read MoreAdvent: The Practice of Active Waiting
When I was a child, the run-up to Christmas was much more churchy than it is today. Every year we started an Advent calendar on December 1 with a picture of the holy family, the shepherds, the kings on camels, the star with glitter glued to it. We opened the doors day by day, so…
Read MoreSaints Bring Hope On World AIDS Day 25th Anniversary
World AIDS Day, which marks its 25th anniversary this year on Dec. 1, supports everyone affected by HIV. The day is dedicated to prevention and treatment, and honors those who died of AIDS—more than 25 million people worldwide. First held in 1988, World AIDS Day was the first global health day for any disease. …
Read MoreFamily Conversations: My Mom’s Journey To Advocacy
A few years ago when I was new to working as an advocate for inclusion and equality for all in faith communities, Ross Murray from GLAAD taught me that people generally move from active opposition to silence to tolerance to acceptance and then to advocacy. I’ve seen this happen over and over now in my…
Read MoreThere’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy
In corporate America, particularly Ernst and Young, there is a non-discrimination policy regarding LGBT employees that falls under the corporation slogan: Bring Your Whole Self To Work. It is an incredible supportive statement of the Corporate World towards LGBT people. Bring your complete, whole self to work, as well as your whole and healed self.…
Read MoreThank You & My Upcoming Departure
Today I write to share with you the news that I will bid farewell to Believe Out Loud at the end of this month. Since serving as director in late 2011, I have collaborated and listened to many of you as my team worked hard to find the best ways to curate and share the…
Read MoreOur Lives Are Valuable
The following piece was written for a virtual Transgender Day of Remembrance service that will be held online this Sunday, November 17, at 9pm ET, offered by the new coalition TDOR Unite! and hosted by the Church of the Larger Fellowship, a congregation without walls. This new service makes it possible for all to mourn…
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