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People are speaking out against bullying of LGBTQ youth for Spirit Day (Oct. 19, 2023). On Spirit Day millions of people make a statement supporting LGBTQ young people by wearing purple, which symbolizes spirit on the rainbow flag. Some also “go purple” by...
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Every year on Oct. 11, National Coming Out Day encourages LGBTQ people and allies to be open about who you are and your support for LGBTQ equality. Oct. 11 also happens to be the feast day of Saint Philip the Evangelist, who welcomed a queer black man into the church...
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Two-spirit Native Americans are honored at Q Spirit for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (Oct 9, 2023). It is an alternative to the U.S. national holiday Columbus Day, which commemorates the arrival of European explorer Christopher Columbus in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492....
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Metropolitan Community Churches, the first denomination to affirm LGBTQ people, was founded on Oct. 6, 1968 by Troy Perry. Dozens of my photos from more than 35 years of MCC history are posted today in honor of the anniversary. The photos posted here show highlights...
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The Rainbow Christ Prayer is presented in the African language of Dholuo to support the people and cultures of Africa, especially Kenya and Tanzania where it is commonly spoken. By offering “Kristo Lihundu, Alam,” Q Spirit aims to foster respectful cross-cultural,...
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A Hindi version of the Rainbow Christ Prayer is presented by Q Spirit to highlight and support the people of India and their cultures. By offering “इंद्रधनुष मसीह को प्रार्थना,” Q Spirit aims to foster awareness in hope of respectful cross-cultural, interfaith healing...
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A Lakota version of the Rainbow Christ Prayer is presented by Q Spirit to highlight and support Native American people and cultures, especially the “two-spirit” people who combine masculine and feminine. “I worked with Lakota people to translate the Rainbow Christ...
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Available in 26 languages, the Rainbow Christ Prayer matches the colors of the LGBTQ Pride flag with the many faces of the queer Christ. Here the prayer is presented in the original English, Spanish, Chinese, Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Italian, Japanese,...
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Early LGBTQ rights protests happened every Fourth of July from 1965 to 1969 in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Among the protesters was Robert W. Wood, the first member of the clergy to picket for LGBTQ rights. The events were called Annual Reminders...
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Colors of the LGBTQ rainbow flag reveal the many faces of the queer Christ in the following Rainbow Christ Prayer by lesbian Christian author Kittredge Cherry and gay theologian Patrick S. Cheng. The Rainbow Christ Prayer honors the spiritual values of the LGBTQ...