UUA President the Rev. Peter Morales issued this statement in response to the tragic night club shooting in Orlando, FL: Like people everywhere, I am horrified and distraught at the news of the killings at an Orlando gay night club....

June is LGBTQ Pride Month, a time when cities across the U.S. celebrate and affirm the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities with pride festivals and parades of all varieties. Since last year’s victory for nationwide marriage equality with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on June...

UUA President Peter Morales invites others to join him in signing an open letter to United Methodists.

On May 9, 111 United Methodist clergy and candidates issued a “love letter” to their denominational leadership on the eve of their General Conference. In loving support of these brave clergy and candidates, UUA President Peter Morales has written an open letter. He encourages all people of faith...

Unitarian Universalists support the dignity and rights of people all across the spectrum of gender. Read More...

On Huffington Post, UUA President Peter Morales speaks out about North Carolina’s new anti-LGBTQ law and offers some education around creating inclusive restrooms using the example of All Gender restrooms at UUA General Assembly.

The Unitarian Universalist Association and the Boy Scouts of America renew their relationship after a years-long split over gay scouts and God.

Small But Mighty The set up was in some ways completely familiar. The cushions on the floor, the snacks arranged casually around the yet unlit chalice. Students drifting in and sitting down, late evening on a weekday. I could have been in the basement of the chapel back at my small Midwestern...

Unitarian Universalists have a long history of LGBTQ justice. The UUA opposed the Boy Scouts of America's ban on openly gay members, which led to the dissolution of the relationship between the two organizations in the late 1990s.

The Rev. Mykal Slack shares the story of how he found his singing voice and his true gender. Read More...

In 1980, when President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8 as National Women's History Week (now Month), he said, "Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America...

In finding my true voice, I also found my true gender.

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.

At the Parliament of the World’s Religions and at a conference of LGBTQ religious leaders, my heart reawakened. 

Twenty-six years after the launch of the Welcoming Congregation Program, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has some great news! Seventy-six percent of UUA congregations overall and 95% of congregations over 100 members are recognized as Welcoming Congregations. “With federal marriage...