Should I attend an event featuring a speaker accused of transphobia? by Ashley Moyse A reader grapples with showing support for a complex figure
This Ottawa church just gained more than 100 new members by Christopher White To grow Kitchissippi United, one of its leaders rode the city bus and listened for African voices and conversations
Award-winning theatre artist helps people share their deepest secrets by Alanna Mitchell Tracey Erin Smith believes in the healing power of storytelling
I worry the United Church’s 2S and LGBTQIA+ apology is only a gesture by Rev. Ruth Noble Queer rights leader Rev. Ruth Noble says more time was needed to determine the way forward after the apology
United Church apologizes to 2SLGBTQIA+ people in moving service by Gillian Steward The church’s actions caused ‘loss of income, harassment, being denied access to church leadership and threats to personal safety,’ moderator says
This United Church group fought 2SLGBTQ+ ordination in the 1980s by Bailey Bjolin The Community of Concern campaigned to exclude queer ministers. Now the denomination is reckoning with the damage — and preparing an apology.
How white evangelicals incite homophobia in Uganda by Ayesha Habib The East African country has one of the world’s most extreme anti-gay laws. Steven Kabuye nearly paid with his life.
Her church cast her out for being gay. 30 years later, it made amends. by Paniz Vedavarz Victoria ministers Revs. Martha Juillerat and Tammy Lindahl lost their ordinations after coming out in the 1990s. Now, the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.
Brazil’s trans community’s fight for survival by André Aram In a country where the life expectancy for trans people is just 35, advocates are pushing for greater inclusion, education, and employment
Rural Newfoundland minister ousted from congregation for pro-2SLGBTQ+ stance by Drew-Anne Glennie Rev. Dianne Crewe says she was forced to resign after posting about Pride service