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Decisively Reconciled

Decisively Reconciled “Decisively Reconciled: The Journey of a Gay Christian Man Accepting Himself and His Faith" by Greg Beardon Independently Published, 2025, 124 pages At A Glance: “Decisively Reconciled” is an honest memoir of one man's journey to embrace both his Christian faith and his identity as

Welcome to The Rainbow Well

Welcome to The Rainbow Well Welcome to The Rainbow Well! The Rainbow Well is a fully affirming online resource hub about the intersection of Christian faith and 2SLGBTQIA+ gender/sexuality. Whether you are 2SLGBTQIA+, a friend and family of someone who is, and/or a church leader trying to understand these

The Table After Pride

The Table After Pride My imagination always seems to return to a table. Around it are the people Pride month has asked us to see more clearly. The bisexual Christian who no longer has to divide faith from honesty. The trans person whose life is not treated as a

A Better Hope

A Better Hope There are times when I struggle with the language of hope. Too often, it has been used to ask oppressed people for one more sacrifice. One more season of waiting. One more compromise. One more call to patience while someone else decides whether your dignity is

Pride Before Pride

Pride Before Pride One of the loneliest things I believed as a young queer Christian was not that I was the only one. I knew there were other queer people in the world, and I knew there were other Christians trying to make sense of their lives. What I

Parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ Kids

Parenting 2SLGBTQIA+ Kids   When a young person comes out to a parent, they are usually not looking for a perfect response. They are trying to answer a much more immediate question: Am I still safe here? Am I still loved? Research consistently shows that family acceptance is one

Marriage Equality & Beyond

Marriage Equality & Beyond Marriage equality matters. For countless couples, legal recognition meant dignity, protection, and the simple affirmation that their relationships were worthy of the same respect afforded to others. In Canada, that recognition came in 2005. In the United States, it came a decade later. For many

The I Is For Intersex

The I Is For Intersex   Some people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit the usual medical and social categories for male or female bodies. That is what intersex means. It can involve chromosomes, hormones, gonads, genitals, or reproductive anatomy. The injustice intersex people have named

Pride & Trans Elders

Pride & Trans Elders   Pride did not appear from nowhere. Long before some of us arrived, other people were already risking their safety, their relationships, their work, and sometimes their lives to make room for a future they might not fully get to enjoy. Many of the trans

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