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New online program offers pastoral care and connection for trans, intersex, and non-binary UUs, and their loved ones.By Jami A. Yandle | November 10, 2025 | From LifeTagged as: #LGBTQ, Community, Connections, Faith Development, Friendship, Interdependence, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, Living Our Faith, Nourishing the Spirit, UU Beliefs, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
Our Unitarian Universalist principles affirm the dignity of every person, justice and compassion in human relations, and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. Our UU faith calls us to recognize that all bodies are sacred, and that each person is endowed with the2025 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Global Human Rights & Justice, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article
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Dedicated staff, updated programming, and increased resources are among the new offerings.By Jami A. Yandle | November 20, 2024 | From SpiritTagged as: Equity, Gender Justice, Generosity, Interdependence, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Pluralism, Transformation, UU Beliefs, UU Identity, UU Theology, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
On behalf of the member congregations and communities of the UUA, we proclaim that our principles and values unequivocally commit our faith to honor and celebrate the full spectrum of gender identity and expression. Being transgender or identifying with any gender other than the one assigned at...2024 | Business ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Religious & Civil Liberties, Social Witness Process, UUA Governance & Management, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article
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What will it take for diverse leadership within Unitarian Universalism to truly thrive and contribute to a radiant and inclusive future?...Book | By Manish Mishra-Marzetti, Nancy McDonald Ladd | April 13, 2024 | For Adults | From Anti-Racism LibraryTagged as: Ableism, Anti-Racism, BIPOC Experiences, Classism, Congregational Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership Development, Sexism/Gender-Based Oppression, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
A team from the UU Church of Akron, Ohio created this series of teaching videos to help others learn how to avoid microaggressions in their interactions.Congregational Story | By UU Church of Akron, Fairlawn, OH | October 18, 2023 | From LeaderLabTagged as: Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
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 ReleasesTagged as: #LGBTQ, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Publications, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray responds to the devastating news of a shooting in Colorado that was a targeted act of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community.November 21, 2022 | From Press ReleasesTagged as: #LGBTQ, #SideWithLove, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
WHEREAS, our faith has publicly called for transgender-affirming actions for over three decades and trans, nonbinary, and intersex people are a cherished part of Unitarian Universalism; WHEREAS, in 2021 over 100 anti-trans U.S. state laws have been proposed, particularly targeting trans youth and...2021 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Social Witness Process, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article
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Last week, I stood in front of the ICE offices in Hartford for several hours -- ironically directly across the street from the lesbian law firm that my partner and I paid a lot of money to protect our queer family from the Trump administration (they helped us with the second parent adoption of our...By Cathy Rion Starr | October 30, 2019 | From UpliftTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #FamiliesBelongTogether, #LGBTQ, #LoveResists, #SideWithLove, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Activism, Freedom, Human Rights, Immigration, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Solidarity in Immigration Justice, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
This date marks the anniversary of a public demonstration by intersex people and their allies at the annual conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1996, at which they condemned nonconsensual surgeries on intersex people.Blessing | By Jude Sylvan | October 22, 2019 | From UpliftTagged as: Body, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
I was spending the late afternoon before the June 2018 UU Minister’s Association Ministry Days exploring the hotel and riding the escalators with my 3 and 4 year old children while we waited for the Opening Reception (“party” to my children).By Evin Carvill Ziemer | July 29, 2019 | From Better TogetherTagged as: Disability & Accessibility, Membership Growth & Outreach, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
Our Unitarian Universalist faith affirms that no person’s identity is dictated by laws and legislation. In accordance with our First Principle, transgender, genderqueer, non-binary, and ALL persons possess inherent worth and dignity, which includes the right to define who we are.By Susan Frederick-Gray | October 23, 2018 | From UpliftTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
A new approach to Welcome Renewal has come! To learn how to begin the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal at your congregation, please attend one (or more) of our monthly orientations.Webinar | By Michael J. Crumpler | September 23, 2018 | From UpliftTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQ, Welcoming Congregation ProgramPage/Article -
As Black trans people, we are a community often the target of criminalization, homelessness, murder and joblessness. As #BlackTransMagick, we ask ourselves “how do we protect our spirits and those of our loved ones who face so much trauma?”Poetry | By J Mase III | September 25, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: #BlackLivesMatter, #LGBTQ, #Pride, 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Arts & Music, Coming Out, Contemplation, Creativity, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith, Healing, Interfaith, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Meditation Practices, Multigenerational Faith Development, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Sexual Boundaries in Congregations, UU Theology, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
Where do I go from here? I don’t know. Like Jake Gyllenhaal’s character in the tragic bisexual romance Brokeback Mountain, I feel a binding love for something that might be damaging to me and that I may never really be able to be happy with; I just don’t know how to quit the Catholic Church. There’s a kind of spiritual agony in this.By George Grattan | September 25, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
BSA Jamboree leadership challenged the values of the UUA, UCC and SFE while they were hosting the Friendly Cafe at the 2017 National Boy Scouts of America Jamboree.By Michael J. Crumpler | September 21, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article -
The word “Welcome” comes from the Old English and means “one whose coming is pleasant.” I love that we begin with a welcome because as Unitarian Universalists, “welcome” connects us to our 7 principles. In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.June 30, 2017 | From UpliftTagged as: Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQ, Welcoming Congregation ProgramPage/Article -
Canadian Unitarian Anthony James organized a video response to an anti-trans rap by a “concerned Alberta mother.”By Kenneth Sutton | April 14, 2016 | From UU WorldTagged as: Acceptance, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article
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How do we make the essence of Transgender Day of Remembrance a 24/7 issue of welcome and inclusion within our communities and congregations? Dr. Janice Marie Johnson, UUA Multicultural Ministries and Leadership Director shares her thoughts.Press Release | By Unitarian Universalist Association | November 30, 2015 | From Home Page StoryTagged as: Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Welcome & Inclusion for LGBTQPage/Article