Small Town, Big Impact (Playlist) "Small Town, Big Impact: Stories and Strategies from the Affirming Journey" is a 3-part video series featuring interviews with Affirming leaders, both clergy and lay, from smaller or rural communities. These leaders discuss their experiences with the Affirming path in their faith communities, covering the progression of

Spirituality and Sexuality: You Can Have Both Rev. Hawkes, Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto and an advocate for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, delivered a talk at TEDxToronto on October 22, 2015. His speech, part of an event themed 'Thresholds,' focused on his experiences as a spiritual leader for a congregation

Queer Virtue: An Evening With Rev. Liz Edman In this engaging video, Rev. Elizabeth Edman, a lesbian Episcopal priest and advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ justice, discusses her book "Queer Virtue." She explores the enriching impact of 2SLGBTQIA+ identities on Christian faith and communities. Edman shares insights from her own journey, showing how her

I've Lived As A Man & A Woman - Here's What I Learned If you’re a man, at one point or another you’ve probably thought to yourself, “I will never understand women!” And if you’re a woman, “what's wrong with men?!” But your gender is all you've ever known, so how

How the Bible Has Become a Sacred Weapon This is an overview of original research as to how the word "homosexual" was first added to the Bible in the 1946 Revised Standard Version NT. Kathy Baldock's book, "Forging a Sacred Weapon: How the Bible became Anti-Gay (Winter 2021) is based on original

Canada's Ban On Conversion Therapy Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada. Amendments to Canada’s Criminal Code took effect on January 7, 2022 and include four new criminal offences banning conversion therapy and related conduct.

Theological Foundation For Affirmation Author/speaker Austen Hartke provides a crash course in orientation and gender identity as well as what can be called the biblical "clobber passages." Looking at current models of Christian understanding about sexuality and gender can help us gain a sense of the way the Gospel can actually be