

We Have Not Listened, Not heard
Dear LGBTQ people, I’m so sorry for the way we in the church have not listened not heard not understood not stood with you not become...


This Issue / Dear LGBTQ People / A Lament
I wish this issue I wish this issue would come to a place of love, forgiveness and total healing. I wish that we would all just love one...


1988 and trans people today
I was there in 1988 and I remember how joyful I was that the United Church was at last accepting of gay and lesbian people, and...


I would like to apologize to God
I am intersex, bisexual & transgender, and I would like to apologize to God. I grew up in another orthodox Christian community and we...


I am sorry for the hurt & exclusion. Thank you for your gifts.
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans Christian people that I’m sorry that other Christians have been uncaring and even mean about who...


I am sorry you are living in exile
Dear LGBTQ People, I am sorry for the incredible pain and loss you have gone through in leaving your church home and living now in exile....


Sorry For Not Giving Up Control, We Used You
Dear LGBTQ People, I’m so sorry for the way we in the church as allies have such a hard time giving up control and power to you within...


The "Do Not Hire" list. Threats. And other memories of the 1988 period.
Background: This important story outlines the experiences of a minister newly ordained just before the 1988 period. This minister...


From 1988, Fear and Anger at the Institution and Its Representatives
I have resisted the invitation to participate in Iridesce. After 35 years of ministry and on the cusp of retirement, I am surprised at...


I wish I could rewind the spool of time
I wish I had known how to support young people who were struggling with rejection, depression and hopelessness because they were not free...