

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...


Our society and culture remain trapped
I wish I knew how to say to people of other faiths, other religions, other cultures, that we’re all equal. Equal in the eyes of God,...


Small “a” affirming?
I used to think that when the United Church accepted gay/lesbian ordained ministers, and our local congregation agreed to/and did perform...


1988-1993
High School Confusion First Love Lesbianism Family Church The Bible says AIDS!!!! retreat trauma depression Education distance Growth...


My hope is that an apology will help us to let go of anger and hurt
I am a lesbian and would like to share my story with the United Church. I came out when I was studying for ministry in the late 1990s. I...


God, with perfect love, made you on purpose
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans Christian people… . that God, with perfect love, made you on purpose . that God loves you exactly...


Supporting families, supporting gay, lesbian and trans people
In the 1960s, as a thirteen year old teenager, I dealt with a bisexual father and a mother with repeated postpartum depressions without...


An apology seems less important than the opportunity to share stories
I am lesbian. I am a Minister. I am new to The United Church. I am grateful for the decision of 1988 — as messy as it was at the time and...


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...