A 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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Intersectionality 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[…]
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.[…]
Read moreUnitarian Universalist Ministers’ Statement of Concern 2002
Issued at Convocation in Birmingham, Alabama March 10, 2002 During Convo, with the leadership of Alabama Unitarian Universalist ministers, we[…]
Read moreHomosexuality at Fourth Universalist Church: An Interview with Edmund Pease
Submitted by Rev. Richard A. Kellaway, minister at Fourth Universalist Church from 1968 to 1973. (At that time, the church[…]
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Until All Are Equal: Refusing to Sign Marriage Licenses
A sermon delivered by Rev. Josh Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society, East Manchester, CT November 2, 2003 When I initially planned[…]
Read moreLaunching the Grassroots Continental UU Rainbow Movement
Although UUs had been officially engaged in working for gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights since the 1970 General Assembly resolution[…]
Read moreLGBTQIA Rights and Inclusion
In 1974, after the worship service in our Quad Cities (Iowa) UU congregation, a member approached me with a challenge:[…]
Read moreAbout Your Sexuality: Religion and the Homosexual
Richard S. Gilbert – Rochester, NY – April 13, 1975 READING: CALL TO THE LIVING This is a call to[…]
Read moreMisinformation and Fear of Gay Ministers
What follows are some of my GLBTQ+ experiences between my birth in 1935 and today, when I am 83 years[…]
Read moreGay Rights at Columbia
This is how it happened, from my perspective, and my most likely imperfect memory. I was the Executive Vice President[…]
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