PFLAG in Utah
Thank you for all your efforts to gather stories for the Rainbow History Project. I’ve appreciated reflecting on the South[…]
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Robert L. Schaibly (1942-2019)
The Ministries and Faith Development staff offer our condolences to the family and colleagues of the Rev. Robert “Bob” Lloyd[…]
Read moreA Church in the Shadow of Stonewall
The History of Gay Liberation at the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York Abstract In 1967, the[…]
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You Can’t Preach Here! You Can’t Marry Here!
Contributed by Eric Schuman Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, Oregon In writing this essay, I ask the reader to understand[…]
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Interview 1 with Dee Graham, Dorothy Emerson, Meg Riley, Doddie Stone, Ann Tyndall
Dee Graham: All right, so we want to start by saying our names. I’m the Reverend Dee Graham and I’m[…]
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Q, Li, and a UU Journey
Rev. Adele Smith-Penniman talks about her journey in Unitarian Universalism over the past 50 years. Li discusses this journey in[…]
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Addressing a Standing on the Side of Love Rally at GA 2010
B = Dr. Benjamin Maucere H = Rev. Dr. Holly Horn B: On April 3, 2009 the Iowa State Supreme[…]
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Iowa Wedding Orientation
Hi, I’m Holly, and I’ll be your wedding coordinator for today. That means you have to give me your undivided[…]
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The Sadness in Gaiety
Sometime in the 1970-71 church year, I believe in Autumn of 1970, I preached a sermon to the Unitarian Universalist[…]
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Keynote Presentation 2 by Keith Kron
Keith Kron: We talked about this a little before the break, but I want to talk about, and I won’t[…]
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Keynote Presentation 1 by Keith Kron
Speaker 1: This morning we start with Keith Kron, Director of the Transitions Office, providing an overview of this fascinating[…]
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Interview with Dee Graham and Dorothy Emerson
Dee Graham: I’m Reverend Dee Graham and this is … Dorothy Emerson: I’m Reverend Dorothy Emerson. Dee Graham: We’ve both[…]
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Interview with Jay Deacon
I’m Jay Deacon. I just wanted to add a few stories that there wasn’t time for in the program the[…]
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Conversation with Michael Crumpler
Rev. Crumpler: Well, I am the Reverend Michael Crumpler, the LGBTQ and multicultural programs director. It’s a lot. I just[…]
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LGBTQIA Ministers and Partners moderated by Dee Graham
Lindi Ramsden, Lucy Hitchcock, Carlton Smith, and Craig Matheus TRANSCRIPT: Susan Rowley: So I guess that’s my cue to begin[…]
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Interview with Doddie Stone, Elizabeth Strong, Tony Larsen, Craig Matheus
Elizabeth S.: My story actually took place in the ’80s when I was the minister in Syracuse, New York. And[…]
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Interview with Darrick Jackson, Susan Veronica Rak, and Carlton E Smith
TRANSCRIPT: Susan Veronica: Well, when I was asked to be on this panel, I wasn’t quite sure how my story[…]
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Interview 2 from the Conference in New Braunfels Texas – February 2019
TRANSCRIPT: Speaker 1: My question is, I want you to think back, now coming into your ministry, but even before[…]
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Dawn Sangrey
TRANSCRIPT: I’m Dawn Sangrey. I’m the Minister Emerita of the Mohegan Lake New York Congregation. When I was just beginning[…]
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Lucy Hitchcock
TRANSCRIPT: In 1987 I was invited by Bill Schulz to be part of a colloquium on “Is the Body the[…]
Read moreMarriage Revisited on Pride Sunday
A Sermon offered by the Rev. Mark Belletini First Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbus, Ohio June 10, 2012 Greeting, Centering,[…]
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Winter 2019 Conference
2019 Winter UURMaPA Conference Report by Jaco B. ten Hove CELEBRATING THE RAINBOW History Made and in the Making On[…]
Read moreMarion Visel’s papers
DOCUMENTS FROM REV. MARION VISEL SAME SEX WEDDINGS NEW PALTZ, NY, MARCH 2004 (Chronological Order) 1. Marian Visel papers 1[…]
Read moreComing Out Sermons
From my own experience, preaching a “coming out” sermon during my internship at the First Church in Belmont, MA, in[…]
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The Van Gogh Café – A sermon preached many times
Rev. Keith Kron Reading “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros What they don’t understand about birthdays and what they never tell you[…]
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Rainbow History Flows On
Fall UURMaPA Conference Report — October 7-10, 2019 Wisdom House Retreat Center in Litchfield, CT By Jaco ten Hove “Wisdom[…]
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A Personal Proclamation
by Rev. Rhett D. Baird © March 24, 2002, Rev. Rhett D. Baird “The UU Rainbow History Project has my[…]
Read moreIntersectionality and More Changes
Keynote Address given by Meg Riley UURMaPA Fall Conference, 2019 Note that this is not a word-for-word transcription of Meg’s[…]
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Celebrating Love and Commitment
Offered by Rev. Leslie Westbrook Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, Bethesda, MD July 20, 2003 I officiated at my first[…]
Read moreConfronting Our Prejudice
A sermon offered by Rev. Roger Fritts Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, Kentucky November 4, 1979 One Monday evening in[…]
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Memories, Thoughts, Reflections on the Journey of GLBTQ People in the UUA
Offered by Rev. F. Jay Deacon, D.Min. Keynote Address, UURMaPA Conference, October, 2019 (Note: This is not a word-for word[…]
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Kay Greenleaf (1939 – 2018)
Offered by Cathie Severance; Researched by the UUMA UURMaPA Conference, February and October, 2019 Kay Greenleaf was born on December[…]
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What in your ministry should be part of the queer history of our faith?
Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie Arlington Street Church I’ve been thinking about how many secrets I’ve kept about our queer[…]
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Personal Reflections – Brendan Hadash
Offered at UURMaPA Conference, October, 2019 In January 1982, I began my extension ministry in North Hatley, Quebec, and West[…]
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Rev. Robert P. Wheatly (1919 – 2002)
Offered by David Hunter UURMaPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 The Rev. Robert P. Wheatly died in 2002 at the[…]
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Newell Deane Starr (1923 – 1996)
Offered by Rev. Arthur Severance UURMaPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 Writes John Buehrens: Deane Starr was raised in Michigan[…]
Read moreRobert L. Hadley (1928 – 2012)
Offered by Rev. David Hunter UURMaPA Conferences February and October, 2019 Rev. Robert L. Hadley died in 2012, at the[…]
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Dorothy M. Emerson (1943 – 2019)
Offered by Marni Harmony, Written by Dee Graham UURMaPA Conference, October, 2019 When Dorothy Emerson launched her life as an[…]
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Rosemarie Carnarius (1938-2015)
Offered by Rev. Barbara Child UURMaPA Conferences February and October, 2019 It is my honor to share with you a[…]
Read moreEqual Marriage Statement Prepared for The Massachusetts State Legislature Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage
by the Rev. Eugene B. Navias Associate Minister Emeritus, Arlington Street Church, Boston October 23, 2003 I am the Rev.[…]
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Katherine (Kay) Greenleaf
Personal Reflection – by Pat Sullivan Offered at UURMaPA Conference, October, 2019 I met Kay in 1986, and after a[…]
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James L. Stoll (1936-1994)
Offered by Rev. Jaco ten Hove UURMaPA Conferences February and October, 2019 “In the world of religion, one of the[…]
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Richard L. Nash (1935 – 1997)
Offered by Rev. Jaco ten Hove, Researched by Rev. Marni Harmony UURMaPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 The Rev. Richard[…]
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Frank Robertson (1936 – 2008)
Offered by Rev. Ginger Luke UURMaPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 I knew Frank Robertson as a religious educator. He[…]
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Haunted Man of the Cloth and Pioneer of Gay Rights
By Mark Oppenheimer SEPT. 18, 2010, New York Times The death this month of Seymour Pine, the vice officer who[…]
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Celebrating Fifteen Years
This sermon won Kathleen the Interweave sermon contest, and she delivered it again at the Interweave gathering at General Assembly[…]
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Eugene Barnett Navias (1928-2014)
Offered by Rev. Judy Welles UURMaPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 “Gene” Navias was born on March 18, 1928 to[…]
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Our UU Rainbow History
by Rev. Diane Miller UU Fellowship of Salina, Kansas September 15, 2019 Change happens. (This is an ancient religious truth). […]
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Mark Mosher DeWolfe (1953 – 1988)
Offered by Rev. Diane Miller UURMAPA Conferences, February and October, 2019 His name was Mark Mosher DeWolfe. Born in 1953,[…]
Read moreRecollections of Conducting Same-Sex Weddings in New Paltz, New York, March 2004
I knew that New Paltz Mayor Jason West had been performing same-sex weddings, but I learned of the ceremonies officiated[…]
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My Journey From Homophobia
A sermon by Rev. Jaco B. ten Hove Last preached at Paint Branch UU Church, Adelphi, MD, January 8, 2006[…]
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LGBTQ Movement in the Salina, Kansas, Fellowship
When I moved back to my home state of Kansas in 2009, I began providing monthly pulpit supply at the[…]
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Remarks About Gay Pride
A Homily Delivered by Doddie Stone Mount Diablo Church, Walnut Creek, CA June 26, 1988 (Note: This was Doddie’s “coming[…]
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