Proud of my son
I wish I knew how to say how proud and inspired I am of my family and close friends, but especially of my son. He is so brave, so...
Victim > Survivor > Warrior
“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning” ~ Winston Churchill Signed,...
A marked contrast
I was there in 1988 and I remember the extreme attitudes and feeling expressed in some congregations of a reactionary nature to what was...
Responding to Wes’s Story
I read your story and it brought to mind a friend’s situation. She has a grand-daughter who is trans. I don’t know if there is any church...
Stand up allies!
With all the stories of church torn apart and families hurt it is important not to get caught up in one’s own fear of causing a scene....
Peace and Love of Christ be with you
Arlene, I read your story and I wanted to tell you that a cloud of sadness surrounded my being. Although the message was written eight...
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...
Someone you can be safe with
I’d like to tell gay, lesbian or trans people that there are more people like me out there… willing to support you and be an ally....
I am an unbeliever
Canada has had the political will to support, for instance, gay marriage, since 2005, despite the largely small-c conservative voting...
This is God’s World
Imagine a world that knows no fear that welcomes and accepts all that does not know discrimination that is not afraid of the unknown that...
