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Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth

By pwsbuilder / November 2, 2021 / Comments Off on Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth

Media Contact Chris Kelley TKG Communications 214.457.5266 [email protected] Believe Out Loud Multi-Faith Statement Decries Texas’ New Law Discriminating Against Transgender Youth “Sports teams should be a shining example to children of how working together with people of different backgrounds can foster close bonds and help young people find success through teamwork” DALLAS, Texas (Nov. 2,…

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LGBT Terminology 101

By pwsbuilder / March 1, 2021 / Comments Off on LGBT Terminology 101

At Believe Out Loud, we uplift and honor all identities and preferences within the LGBT community. Using the correct terminology is an important way of dignifying LGBT people and respecting self-identification. Here is a brief list of definitions of gender identities and sexual orientations to help better understand and celebrate the diversity within our community:…

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An Entire Universe of Life: A conversation with Julie Wood

By pwsbuilder / February 26, 2021 / Comments Off on An Entire Universe of Life: A conversation with Julie Wood

“Mom, isn’t it amazing that in every “body” is an entire universe of life?” – Ben Wood in “Changing the Message”* Believe Out Loud sat down with LGBT activist and author Julie Wood to discuss how the loss of her son, Ben, to suicide in 2013 led her to dedicate her life to LGBT advocacy…

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International Non-Binary People’s Day 2020

By pwsbuilder / July 14, 2020 / Comments Off on International Non-Binary People’s Day 2020

July 14th is International Non-Binary People’s Day! We believe that in order to treat all human beings with dignity, we need to constantly learn and expand our understanding of the world in all its diversity. At Believe Out Loud, we are committed to challenging ourselves and our audience to see and embrace all of our…

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Pride Continues

By pwsbuilder / June 1, 2020 / Comments Off on Pride Continues

June is LGBT Pride Month! With this current pandemic keeping us from gathering in large groups, some will say that this year’s Pride is cancelled, but this is not true. Though we can’t get together and rejoice with one another, Pride continues on within all of us. Parades may not be taking place this year,…

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Pansexual Visibility Day

By pwsbuilder / May 24, 2020 / Comments Off on Pansexual Visibility Day

May 24 is the annual Pansexual Visibility Day! It is a day to uplift, educate and celebrate. “What is pansexuality?,” you might ask. Pansexuality comes from the Greek “pan,” meaning “all.” Pansexuality is a sexual orientation in which an individual is attracted to another person regardless of their sex or gender. This does not mean…

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Faith Journeys: Converging Community

By pwsbuilder / September 4, 2019 / Comments Off on Faith Journeys: Converging Community

In part two of our interview with an LGBT interfaith couple,  we explore the open and affirming religious institutions and community spaces where they can express their faith freely. Believe Out Loud accompanied them to an interfaith Iftar, which bridged the spiritual traditions of Islam and Christianity. This interview was recorded anonymously to protect the…

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Faith Journeys: Coming Out, Together

By pwsbuilder / September 4, 2019 / Comments Off on Faith Journeys: Coming Out, Together

Believe Out Loud sat down to interview an LGBT interfaith couple about how they met and how their religious upbringings influenced their ability to live authentically as LGBT persons of faith. This interview was recorded anonymously to protect the couple’s identity. Created by: Victoria Anderson and Ben Ohene Background Tracks: Archive.org – Encyclopedia Britannica “Pakistan”…

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Nativity Stories

By pwsbuilder / March 13, 2019 / Comments Off on Nativity Stories

We each have our own “nativity story.” Mine is that it was a difficult birth, a prolonged labor, my mother turned blue, my father told the doctor she needed oxygen, I was born feet first, my legs were crooked and doctors wanted to put braces on them, but my mother resisted, choosing another therapy: massaging…

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Personal Transformations: Learning to Embrace “The Gay”

By pwsbuilder / March 12, 2019 / Comments Off on Personal Transformations: Learning to Embrace “The Gay”

Nearly all of our best and most important transformations are prompted by personal connections, when what was once theoretical becomes achingly personal and powerful enough to blast through our preconceived, long-held beliefs. It’s why, with fewer and fewer gay people staying in the closet, more and more of us are being transformed by those personal connections,…

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