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office@uuutica.orgInclusion Team co-chair and Board Clerk Katie Spires offers a look at Valentine’s Day on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. While of course she can’t speak for everyone and all identities, she hopes to shed some light on the “I” part of the acronym with a reflection on how being intersex adds unique complications when dating.
Sharing our stories helps us to see the world from another’s perspective, opening our minds to experiences different from our own, and helping us to grow in understanding and empathy. The story of Olaf reminds us to love others with an open heart, regardless of our differences, and to embrace the world with joy.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we recognize the asexual, aromantic, and other LGBTQIA+ people who live among us, often unnoticed. Members of UUUtica’s Inclusion Team will share their knowledge and speak to their experiences of love under the queer umbrella.
Our UUUtica Inclusion Team explores the past, present, andfuture of LGBTQIAP+ progress in our congregation and the wider world. Inclusion Team members will speak to both personal experiences and concrete actions you can take to help UUUtica continue our practice as a Welcoming Congregation. October is LGBT History Month, and Friday, October 11 is National … Continue reading Past, Present and Future of LGBTQIAP+ Progress
On this October 11, National Coming Out Day will continue to raise awareness for individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community, educating people to combat homophobia and foster a world of inclusivity, equity, and compassion. On this day, many people who identify as LGBTQIA+ will “come out” to friends or family about their sexuality. UUU’s Inclusion Team … Continue reading National Coming Out Day
Each year, students and allies honor and observe a Day of Silence to protest harassment and discrimination of LGBTQ youth in schools and educational spaces. We recognize last Friday’s Day of Silence by taking a collective breath of intentional, active silence. But what happens tomorrow? And the day after? When does silence become complicity? The … Continue reading From Silence to Action
We work toward building Beloved Community and practice radical inclusion, we must open our hearts to the stories around us. On this National Coming Out Day, let us listen to the stories from LGBTQ+ members of our congregation and UUs. Each of us may learn so much from one another’s voices than we could ever … Continue reading Stories Call Us Forward
Join UU Utica’s Inclusion Team to travel through UU history in recognition of past and present efforts by LGBTQ+ members to bring diverse perspectives and voices to the forefront of church conversations Transcript
