

I wasn't expecting to be so openly accepted
I am a trans nonbinary person who was introduced into the United Church of Canada when I met my amazing and wonderful partner. I wasn’t...


Interview with Sue*
Iridesce sat with Sue (not her real name), for a discussion around gay and lesbian ordination in the United Church. Iridesce: Let’s jump...


The world was about to change, by Serena
I wish I had known the world was about to change. I wish I had known that I was not broken, that my love was good, and healthy, and a...


I’m so sorry, from Gary Tompkins
God help us. It’s been hard for me to understand how so many people who call themselves Christians can be so judgmental, unaccepting and...


I used to think… but now… by Rahul
I *used to think* that LGBT people have no place at church because of the general message that we got from the Catholic Church that we...


Love, honour and respect
I wish I had known what I know today about LGBTQ2+ people. In 1988, I was too young to participate in the decision at my home church. I...


A response to Kai
This morning Kai, I read your story and I wanted to tell you how it touched by heart and troubled my very soul. You are a young person,...


A reflection from Keltie van Binsbergen
What I remember about 1988 is actually 1989, because that’s when I attended Alberta and North West Conference as the delegate from my...


Karen Roe in prayer
Dear God, Lovely God, Thank you so much for the United Church’s welcome of me (at the time in the 1990s when I as a closeted lesbian)...


Rooted in LOVE!
I am bisexual and have spent the whole of my life in the United Church. I have been proud of this church for not just supporting the...