Voices of the Trans Community and Other UUs Respond to a Harmful UUWorld Article
By Jude Sylvan
Earlier this month, UU World published an article that was harmful to trans people. The article has generated many responses and much needed conversations in the UU community. Below is a list of all the responses to the article, from both the UU trans community as well as some cis UUs. We encourage all cis allies to read these statements, especially those written by trans individuals, and and incorporate their wisdom into your actions as we move forward.
- CB Beal wrote Centering the Marginalized: symphony and triptych
- Alex Kapitan wrote What it Takes to De-center Privilege, the Failure of This Week's UUWorld Article
- TRUUsT published Putting the “T” First: Public Statement on This Week’s UU World Article
- Transforming Hearts Collective published Tips for Talking About the UUWorld Article
- Reverend Mykal O'Neal Slack posted Reflections in the Aftermath of the UU World Article from Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism
- Rev. Evin Carvill Ziemer wrote One Trans UU's Story
- Kio wrote and Imani McPhaden edited The Fallacies of the UUWorld
- Reverend Theresa Inés Soto wrote a blessing
- The Canadian Unitarian Council published a response on their blog
- The Institute of Cultural Change published How Do We Respond to Systemic Oppression
- UU World's editor Chris Walton posted an apology which also includes an apology from the articles author Kimberly French
- UUA President Susan Frederick-Gray posted an apology
If you know of any responses we've missed, please send them to jsylvan@uua.org