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  • Rainbow Camp Welcomes 2SLGBTQIA+ Young People and Allies: YGM 2023: May 21. Rainbow Camp has welcomed young people of all sexual identities since 2012. From the beginning, Mission & Service has supported…
  • Affirming that Gender and Sexuality Are Gifts from God: YGM 2023: May 28. Your Mission & Service gifts help support events that provide safe spaces for activists and Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ folks to…
  • Get Public. Intentional. Explicit.: YGM 2022: March 13. National Affirming/PIE Day reminds us to continue widening our welcome to embody love and celebrate gender and sexual diversity…
  • Protecting Love around the World: Michael Blair’s Work: YGM 2023: May 7. The United Church of Canada recognizes that all love―including Two Spirit or LGBTQIA+ relationships―is holy and blessed by God. But…
  • Moving Forward Together: United against Hate: YGM 2023: May 14. In the face of an alarming increase in violence and misinformation against transgender folks and drag artists, the United against…

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Celebrating Asian LGBTQI+ Voices

Video interviews with three queer Christians of Asian descent who have found refuge in the affirming congregations of the United Church.
A screen grab from the video interview with Simon Bondac.

Space for Creation and Discovery

During Pride Month, artist Noah Janosch Brown writes about finding a safe place in a United Church to create art and nurture self-discovery.
A young Black man in a black suit with locks and golden glasses, poses in front of one of his art works, a depiction of a trans-Atlantic slave ship holdings.

A Fighting Pride Rooted in Love

Jordan Sullivan share about how Two-Spirit LGBTQ+ people love and value Pride Month.
The author, Jordan Sullivan, a man with short light coloured hair, glasses, and a light beard, wraps his arm about his friend, the choir director, who is a woman of about the same age, with dark hair. Both are dressed for a fancy occasion and have terrific smiles!

Beautifully Made

For Asian Heritage Month, Rev. Sun-Young “Sunny” Kim writes about the unique challenges of being queer, Asian, and Christian.
A branch of pink-white cherry blossoms against a subtle blue sky and light clouds.

God Gives Us Abundant Life

For Asian Heritage Month 2021, Klaus Simon Bondoc shares how his discovery of God’s love and acceptance led him on the path toward ministry.
Klaus Simon Bondoc, a young Fillipino man with a brilliant smile, appears to be exclaiming while dressed in a white alb.

The Blessings of Community

For Asian Heritage Month 2021, a blog writer tells of her experience navigating the complexities of her Asian and LGBT2Q+ identity.
A Group of People Stand Silhouetted by the Setting Sun

Beyond the Ban

Pam Rocker writes about ending the practice of conversion therapy, saying "The way we treat LGBTQIA+ and Two-Spirit people will not change dramatically until we dismantle the archaic notion that heterosexuality equates to holiness."

A photo of writer, speaker, musician, and atypical activist Pam Rocker, a person with a black leather jacket, pink shirt, and pompadour hair-do smiling brightly on the steps of church.

Gender Inclusion Week at Camp Pringle

Katherine Brittain writes about Camp Pringle's experiment of "Gender Inclusion Week" and how its success provides a model for welcoming children and families of all kinds to be part of the camping experience.

A small sailboat being piloted by two children in lifejackets in a lovely lake surrounded by forest. In the background are a number of similar boats piloted by camp kids.

Queer? Absolutely. Black? Not So Sure.

Basil Coward asks, Can you be both queer and Black, and enjoy a celebrated and visible presence in the United Church? 

The author, a middle-aged Black man, leans against a wall and smiles.

Privilege in the LGBTIQ2S+ Community

Jordan Sullivan asks, “What measure of privilege are we willing to give up to create equity for others?”

Jordan Sullivan, a White man with blue eyes and a goatee, smiles brightly at the camera.

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