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My friends Renee and Susan have been together for nearly 24 years and are thoughtfully raising a beautiful and brilliant five-year-old son. Like most parents, they goad him to eat his vegetables, admonish him to “slow down” inside the house and to share about his school adventures. They are making a home life worthy of him and…
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Exciting news broke yesterday, as the Boy Scouts of America announced that they would be “actively considering” ending a discriminatory policy that bans gay scouts and leaders. The story has centered, rightly, on those most directly impacted by the policy, people like Jen Tyrrell, who was kicked out as a scout leader for being gay,…
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In my career as a Broadway producer, I work amongst artists, craftspeople, writers, performers, and any number of theatre professionals who literally pour all of their passions – and their love – into their work. My latest project is a rock musical entitled BARE, a show rooted in probably the most well-known and romantic tale…
Read MoreWelcome to Believe Out Loud’s Week In Review, a weekly digest of the latest headlines at the intersection of Christian faith and LGBT equality. Some evangelical Americans are devastating the world. In a recent shift, the Boy Scouts of America rethinks its position on gay equality. This means that “there would no longer be any…
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The 25th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, was held in Atlanta last week. Sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the conference is an annual organizing and skills-building event that attracts over 3,000 attendees each year. For the third year in a row, the “Practice Spirit, Do Justice” track featured workshops…
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Today it was reported that the Boy Scouts of America are considering a change to their long-held policy which bans gay boys from serving as Scouts, and which bans LGBT adults from serving as Scout leaders. As the Scouts have faced increased public pressure after denying an openly gay Scout his Eagle Scout award and…
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Rev. Dr. Nancy Wilson, Moderator of the Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), will read the scripture at President Obama’s Interfaith Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, to be held Tuesday morning, January 22. When I stand in the presence of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden to read the Hebrew Bible under the soaring arches…
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In less than 24 hours it was discovered that the Georgia mega church pastor, chosen to give the benediction at the President’s second inauguration, preached anti-gay sermons over a decade ago. Rev. Louie Giglio took quite a public lashing from progressives around the country and has since been replaced by the Rev. Luis Leon, a…
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Shannon T.L. Kearns made news last week as a transgender man who will be ordained in the North American Old Catholic Church. The following is Shannon’s reflection on his calling to ordination. My journey to ordination has been a winding one. I felt a call to ministry at a young age, but it seemed that…
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