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Unitarian Universalists for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns
Chapters in more than 40 congregations and 200+ families of all kinds across Canada and the US.

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• Convo 2008 February 22-24 in Denver, CO

Jumping the Broom: A Black Perspective On Same-Gender Marriage

Jumping the Broom: A Black Perspective On Same-Gender Marriage, Massachusetts Edition, directly addresses the very real concerns about marriage equality, civil rights, and religious faith that members of the black community often wrestle with when thinking about same-sex marriage, and explains why marriage equality is consistent with the values that the black community holds dear -- and how equal marriage rights fits into the larger struggle for equal rights for all human beings. >>MORE (posted 2007-10-19)

Carolyn Glenn dies at 84. Brought Hospice to the US

Carolyn Glenn, mother-in-law of Interweave Continental Board member Alan Hamilton, died at 84 on 2007 October 6 of pulmonary disease, one week after celebrating her 60th anniversary. She graduated from nursing school during WWII and earned a Masters at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, US. Forty years ago, Glenn made a lasting contribution to society when she helped introduce the concept of Hospice in the United States.

General Assembly 2007 Responsive Resolution: Confronting Gender Identity Discrimination

The UUA does not govern its member congregations; it is governed by the decisions of our congregations' representatives at General Assembly. UUA representatives limit their official work to subjects of Social Justice Statements passed by General Assembly. While a few GA Resolutions mention transgender people and the UUA has done some work in this area, GA Resolutions grounding anti-oppression work on gender identity have been considered less solid than on sexual orientation / identity. This resolution provides more solid grounding.(resolution text) (Take Action!) (posted 2007/23)

Action of Immediate Witness: Pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act with Transgender Inclusion and Protection

General Assembly passed a resolution in support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), specifically with protections for transgender people. This is the first year that ENDA has gotten into committee without deleting protections for transgender people, and it comes in the same year that the city of Largo, Florida, US, fired its City Manager, Steve (now Susan) Stanton for deciding to become a woman. Many UU congregations, especially in Florida, protested this firing. In response to that event, GA passed this ENDA resolution and one Confronting Gender Identity Injustice. (resolution text) (Take Action!) (posted 2007/07/23)