DOCUMENTS FROM REV. MARION VISEL SAME SEX WEDDINGS NEW PALTZ, NY, MARCH 2004 (Chronological Order) 1. Marian Visel papers 1[…]
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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[…]
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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 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[…]
Read moreResponsive Blessing for a Same-Sex Couple Commitment Ceremony
LEADER: Because our love for one another is often not recognized, because our commitments are not yet legal, ALL: We[…]
Read moreConducting Services of Union
Prior to the legalization of marriage During the 1990s while I served May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse, I[…]
Read moreGay and Lesbian Divorce Form
Be it known that on October 28, 2000 Rose ________ and Harriet ________ were joined in Holy Union by the[…]
Read moreGay/Lesbian Wedding Ceremonies
Assembled by Elizabeth Strong in the 1990s OPENING WORDS 1) Friends, we are gathered here at this hour[…]
Read moreTo Love and to Cherish, For Better or For Worse
Unitarian Universalists of the Cumberland Valley October 3, 2004 © The Rev. Judy Welles Invitation to Worship Christopher Lemelin, Worship[…]
Read moreUniversalist Ministers Face Charges for Marrying Gay Couples
From Pat Sullivan, about the advocacy work of her spouse the Rev. Kay Greenleaf. The Advocate, March 17 2004 Two[…]
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