Pride From Away One of the themes that has surfaced repeatedly throughout this Pride series is belonging. Not visibility. Not welcome. Belonging. The difference matters because it is possible to be welcomed into a space while still feeling that parts of yourself have been left outside the door. I
Pride & Poverty Pride is often associated with visibility. We think about parades, rainbow flags, public celebrations, and hard-won victories. Those things matter. Yet I sometimes wonder about the stories that remain largely invisible even during Pride Month. A young person comes out and loses the support of
What Pride Demands Of Me When I first admitted that I was bisexual, my attention was focused almost entirely on myself. Not out of selfishness, but survival. I was trying to understand who I was, what it meant for my faith, and whether there was a future for someone
Pride & The Ethiopian Eunuch The Ethiopian eunuch appears only briefly in the Book of Acts, yet I have never been able to shake his story. Here is a man traveling a desert road with a scroll of Isaiah open in his hands, searching for something. He is wealthy
Pride In A Small Town I grew up in a small rural community in northwestern Ontario. It was there, in high school, that I first admitted to myself and others that I was attracted to other guys. I did not embrace it. I did not know what to
Before The Tragedy, There Were People Eddie Justice was 30 years old when he was killed at Pulse on June 12, 2016. During the attack, he texted his mother from inside the club. "Mommy I love you." Then: "In club they shooting." Whenever I think about Pulse, I find
Who Gets to Tell Their Truth? One of the things I remember most clearly about being young is how often adults assumed they understood my life better than I did. Sometimes they were right. There are things I can see now that I could not see then. But when
Beyond Affirming "Beyond Affirming: Ministry in LGBTQIA-Inclusive Churches" by Cody J. Sanders & Art Wright Westminster John Knox Press, 2026, 160 pages At A Glance: “Beyond Affirming” is a practical guide for churches seeking to move beyond statements of inclusion and cultivate communities where LGBTQIA+ people can genuinely
What Asexual & Aromantic folks Teach Us About Belonging I have lost count of how many sermons I have heard about marriage over the years. Most were well-intentioned. Many contained wisdom worth hearing. Yet they often shared the same assumption: that a meaningful life naturally moves toward romance,
Bayard Rustin Remembered In August 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. for what would become one of the most important demonstrations in American history. Most people remember the speech delivered that day by Martin Luther King Jr. Far fewer know the name of Bayard Rustin, the
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