Posts Tagged ‘Seventh-day Adventist’
Seventh-day Adventist Students Sharing Stories
“We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced.” -Malala Yousafzai A person’s story is one of the most sacred pieces of themselves. To share is to be made vulnerable. It takes a lot of courage to be transparent and honest about one’s story. Yet it is only through stories that we can begin…
Read MoreChristian Campuses On The Frontline Of Gay Debates
Throughout my life, the majority of negative experiences concerning my sexuality have happened within Seventh-day Adventist Christian institutions, both religous and educational. In school, I learned to use books for shields and hobbies for distractions while words like faggot and abomination were thrown in my direction. In elementary schools, children teased me about my sexual orientation…
Read MoreWhen A Redneck Loved A Queer
I was at the inaugural annual Intercollegiate Adventist GSA Coalition (IAGC) meeting the first time I saw Seventh-Gay Adventists, a film that documents the lives of three couples who identify as members of both the queer community and the very conservative Seventh-day Adventist faith community. A year and a half later, I have seen the film in…
Read MoreHow I Became An Adventist Ally
I remember the day I first felt righteous indignation spark deep within my soul about how gays and lesbians were treated in the Seventh-day Adventist church, the denomination my family has been a part of (often in leadership roles) for five generations. My husband and I were attending a small, progressive church in San Francisco…
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