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Introduction
From Resistance and Transformation
The program presents the problems of the invisible minority as they face a society where the majority view homosexuality with confusion, fear and hostility. The emphasis throughout is on understanding and accepting all people as human beings of worth and dignity….
Workshop-at-a-Glance
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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 20 Activity 1: Struggle for Equal Rights 25 Activity 2: The Welcoming Congregation 20 Activity 3: The Price We Pay 15 Faith in Action: Standing on the Side of Love Closing 10 Alternate Activity 1: The Invisible Minority 30 Alternate Activity 2: Th…
Spiritual Preparation
From Resistance and Transformation
Think about how your Unitarian Universalist community has made you feel welcome and included, whether you grew up in the faith or have come to it as a youth or adult. Were/are there particular people who welcomed you? Is it the liberal religious message as a whole that makes you feel included?…
Welcoming and Entering
From Resistance and Transformation
Materials for Activity Sign-in sheet and pen or pencil Name tags for participants (durable or single-use), and bold markers Copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule Optional: Refreshments Preparation for Activity Have copies of Workshop 1, Handout 1, Schedule on hand for those who need one….
Opening
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Participant journals Writing materials, includin…
Activity 1: Struggle for Equal Rights
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, History of Unitarian Universalist Involvement in and Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Leader Resource 1, History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights in the U.S. since 1969 Mural paper, 10 to 12 feet…
Activity 2: The Welcoming Congregation
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, The Welcoming Congregation Preparation for Activity Read Handout 2, The Welcoming Congregation and copy it for all participants. Description of Activity Distribute Handout 2, The Welcoming Congregation. Invite participants to read it and…
Activity 3: The Price We Pay
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 15 minutes Preparation for Activity Speak with your minister or a long-time lay leader about your congregation’s involvement in the struggle for LGBT inclusion and equality….
Closing
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity The worship/centering table, as set up in the beginning of the workshop Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize Taking It Home and…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Resistance and Transformation
Take a few moments right after the workshop to ask each other: What went well? What did not? Why? What do you think was the best moment of the workshop? Why? Did anything surprise you? Review the next workshop. Are there any questions to research or logistics to arrange between workshops? Make a…
Faith In Action: Side With Love
From Resistance and Transformation
Description of Activity The Unitarian Universalist Association developed the Side With Love campaign to serve as an umbrella for local actions and advocacy on behalf of justice and inclusion for all people. Find out about local efforts for marriage equality and join those efforts, or engage your…
Alternate Activity 1: The Invisible Minority
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, The Invisible Minority Computer and projector Preparation for Activity Examine Leader Resource 2, The Invisible Minority. Make a list of similarities and differences between the time the resource was created and today. Queue the…
Alternate Activity 2: The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America
From Resistance and Transformation
Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, “The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America” Preparation for Activity Read the story. Talk with your minister or religious educator about your congregation’s relationship, if any, with the Boy Scouts of America….
Alternate Activity 3: Common Vision Report
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Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, Common Vision Survey Responses A basket or bowl to pass around Preparation for Activity Print Leader Resource 3, Common Vision Survey Responses. Cut apart so each statement is on a single slip of paper….
The UUA and the Boy Scouts of America
From Resistance and Transformation
These letters are excerpted from correspondence between the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). They detail a public controversy between the two organizations over the BSA’s policies toward the LGBT community and atheists. For information about the 2016…
Handout 2: The Welcoming Congregation
From Resistance and Transformation
By Donald E. Skinner. Previously published in UU World magazine, June 2, 2006. Used with permission. The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations marked a milestone in its support for bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender people this week as a Georgia church become the 500th UU…
Leader Resource 2: The Invisible Minority
From Resistance and Transformation
This is a portion of a 1972 curriculum, which consisted of filmstrips and LP records. This resource includes an audio file and a video file. There are beeps in the audio file indicating when to advance from image to image just as there were in the original. Filmstrip Part 1 (PPT) Filmstrip Part 2…
Leader Resource 3: Common Vision Survey Responses
From Resistance and Transformation
These are some responses to the Common Vision Planning Committee survey as reported to the UUA Board of Trustees, January 1989. I try to be to be tolerant of it even though I’m not very comfortable about it. I try to be welcoming. I guess you could say my feelings and thoughts are inconsistent.
Find Out More
From Resistance and Transformation
UUA General Assembly Resolutions on Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Equality Welcoming Congregation and Living the Welcoming Congregation programs The Welcoming Congregation Handbook: Resources for Affirming Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and/or Transgender People. Second Edition….
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