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Opening Devotional for the Vermont State House, April 6, 2012
Friday, August 6th, was LGBTQA Advocacy Day at the Vermont State House. It was also the 20th anniversary of the passage of Vermont’s first civil rights protections for gays and lesbians. As part of the...
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How Not to Be an Ally: 5 Reminders for Christian Clergy Working for Equality
You don’t understand. This is not meant in a hostile way. It’s just a reminder. If you are not LGBTQ, you have not lived the reality of being LGBTQ. You may empathize, but that’s different than being...
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Why I didn’t change my Facebook profile picture to a red equal sign.
Last week many of my friends changed their profile pictures on Facebook. I did too. With the Supreme Court’s hearing of two cases related to marriage equality, Facebook went red in support of the end...
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When Being a ‘NALT’ Christian Ally Isn’t Enough
When I was in college I was involved in some anti-racism discussions. I had been born and raised in the South and, though I had plenty of examples of everyday racism surrounding me, I had always...
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Atticus and Me
I read “To Kill a Mockingbird” the summer between 8th and 9th grade. It was a hot, Southern summer and my mom and I went into a bookstore to look for some indoor reading. She bought me the book, and I...
View ArticleWhen Pride is Not a Sin: The Season of Ending Gay Shame
In 10th grade my history teacher insisted we memorize the Seven Deadly Sins for an exam. Unlike most of the other things I tried to remember at age 14, years later I can still list them all: pride,...
View Article#BlessingNotBurden: It takes less than a minute to show trans youth you care.
Too many trans/genderqueer/non-binary kids woke up today in a world where their president called them a “burden” and “distraction”. These kids are already at a higher risk for suicide, not because...
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