Beloveds,While Rev. Michael Crumpler is still on sabbatical, we wanted to share this this video for use in services and on social media for use for Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 19th, 2024.Reverend Jami Yandle, the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Transgender Support Specialist,...

Dear Beloveds,Our Adrian Ballou (LGBTQ and Gender Justice Programs Coordinator) is still out on medical leave. Let us send him good vibes and well wishes in his time away. As such, I am dropping in to let you know about a few things and to remind you of some truths in hopes of helping guide us in...

It can be a frightening time to be trans, and to love trans folks. There can be a giant sense of fear and overwhelm, which can make us feel like shutting down. We want to offer more ways to navigate these times.

Celebrating Pride allows us to experience power and possibility. When parades and festivals appear in your hometown, everyone can experience the power of community.

Please know that, here at UPLIFT and across our Unitarian Universalist Association, you are loved. You are cared for. We will love, support, and protect you, and we won’t give up on building what we all need to survive and thrive, and in acting and speaking out for the world we need.

We gather on this National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, remembering those lost to HIV/AIDS and recognizing the urgency of the moment for those still with us. We come with open hearts, seeking healing and transformation in our communities.

On this World AIDS Day, we remember, we reflect, and we continue the FIGHT …

The more I fill my life with people who love me for who I am, the more I’m able to unmask my autism, be open about my blindness and my depression, and freely share my gender and sexuality.

Even though my blindness and anxiety disorder make them an extra-chaotic experience at times, I’ve kept going because of that renewed sense of strength and purpose that fills my veins when I connect with fellow activists who, like me, know we can change the world.

October 18th is International Pronouns Day Pronouns Education as ResistanceIn November 2016, I was reeling. Donald Trump had just been elected. He had wreaked so much destruction just in the campaign cycle, it was hard to imagine his term in office.