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  • 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.
    March 22, 2024 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • 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.
    By Michael J. Crumpler | February 7, 2024 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • On this World AIDS Day, we remember, we reflect, and we continue the FIGHT …
    By Michael J. Crumpler | December 6, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • 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.
    By Gretchen Maune | October 31, 2023 | For Multigenerational | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • 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.
    By Michael J. Crumpler | October 13, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, Coming Out, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • Join me this International Pronouns Day on October 18, 2023. Learn more and educate others about the importance of pronouns for trans/nonbinary folks, and for all people to offer more dignity and respect in and beyond our UU communities. Even seemingly “small” actions can generate great impacts.
    By Shige Sakurai (they/them) | October 13, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, Acceptance, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • Clearly, this year, Christian Theocracy and White Nationalism movements are emboldened. Hateful legislation is being proposed around the nation. The very act of “Coming Out” and “Being Out” is simultaneously more important, more transgressive and more dangerous than ever before.
    By Eric Eldritch | October 13, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: Coming Out, Living Our Faith, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • Welcoming CongregationsIn 2018, we wish to be bolder with our Welcome. Transgender Unitarian Universalists (UUs) are still struggling to find community in UU congregations. Bisexual UUs suffer from invisibility while asexual, intersex, and polyamorous communities are wrestling with a progressive...
    October 11, 2023
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • The UUA condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis, a case that will erode the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community in this country.
    June 30, 2023 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, #SCOTUS, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • And my heart is full of resistance and boldness. I keep hearing the Emma’s Revolution song “Never Turning Back” in my head. These are heartbreaking times – but also defining times. And it matters how we show up.
    June 12, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • It's that time of the year again! 2023 UUA General Assembly - Pittsburgh is upon us. Please join us in the LGBTQIA+ and Multicultural Gathering Space - Room 329 in the Convention Center and/or virtually for a host of events uplifting the LGBTQIA+ experience within Unitarian Universalism and beyond.
    June 7, 2023
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, #Pride, #UUAGA, Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Inclusion, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, General Assembly
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  • UUA publishing imprint Skinner House Books is celebrating the publication of "Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families," a groundbreaking new book that highlights the joy and community within trans and nonbinary+ families.
    May 9, 2023 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQ, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Publications
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  • In responding to recent attacks on trans and nonbinary+ people, the UUA calls out the dangerous anti-democratic practices being used to silence dissent. We pledge our continued commitment to protect peoples' right to feel safe expressing their identity and to defend democratic institutions.
    May 5, 2023 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, #SideWithLove, Gender Justice, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Religious & Civil Liberties
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  • At a moment when so many legislatures are debating hateful laws, Unitarian Universalism affirms what is true yesterday, today, and every day: Trans people are divine. There is no such thing as other people’s children. We join together in fighting for a world in which all of us are free and thriving.
    By Michael J. Crumpler | March 7, 2023 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • The UUA responds to the most recent onslaught of oppressive laws and policies threatening the lives of trans and nonbinary+ children and the LGBTQIA+ community and continues to work for justice and the ability of all people to thrive.
    March 6, 2023 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTQ, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Solidarity, Worth, Anti-Racism, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • As this treacherous and tiresome year comes to a close, may these small victories bring you hope. May you remember that you are not alone. May you find comfort and joy in times of grief and sorrow. May you find the strength to persevere this journey of justice, peace, and equity.
    By Michael J. Crumpler | December 19, 2022 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • While Unitarian Universalism honors diversity of genders and gender expressions, we know that transgender people experience harm in and beyond Unitarian Universalist spaces. These resources are available to ensure that transgender/non-binary people get the support and care they need.
    December 14, 2022
    Tagged as: Gender, Gender Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Transphobia
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  • The UUA supports the recently-passed Respect for Marriage Act and also emphasizes the need to go further in protecting the full rights of people across the spectrum of gender and sexuality.
    December 13, 2022 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • The barrage of anti-trans legislation that has been levied against the trans/non-binary community along with a culture of hate that is harming our children is directly responsible for these senseless killings and the dangers the transgender community faces on a daily basis.
    By Michael J. Crumpler, Adrian Ballou | November 21, 2022 | From Uplift
    Tagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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  • The UUA joins a coalition of religious organizations and members of clergy to oppose Alabama's SB 184, a bill that criminalized providing gender-affirming medical care for trans youth.
    November 17, 2022 | From Press Releases
    Tagged as: #LGBTQ, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality
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