

Her daughter came out, then she was asked to leave
My wife and I were married 31 December 1988 by the female minister of my wife’s United Church (just northwest of Toronto). The minister...


I am a queer womxn who loves a trans non-binary person
I am a queer womxn who loves a trans non-binary person. My faith has been both strengthened and challenged by the United Church. While I...


An interview with Tony
Tony is an gay activist and long-time active United Church member. Iridesce: Why were you interested to speak with me today? Tony: I...


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...


Digging Deep Toward God’s Love, by Sabrina
I am non-binary though it’s often easiest to call myself a lesbian. I grew up during a time when the topic of gay marriage seemed to be...


From Robin
I am a celibate lesbian woman who has enjoyed ordained ministry in many settings — in rural and urban settings — in two Affirming...


As a queer person, I'm still not sure I'm OK, by Dodie*
I’m still not sure, as a queer person, that I’m OK, by Dodie* I wish I knew how to say that I’m still not sure, as a queer person, that...


"When I Was Born", a prayer poem
When I was born you saw me you held me you loved me As I grew you saw me you held me you loved me Every day you saw me you held me you...


Lament for a Christian Couple
O God, where were you when… at our Passover table last year, the young gay couple shared their mitzrayim (the narrow place)? The two men...