In the 1980s and 90s, when the word “welcoming” became a code word for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, the Unitarian Universalist Association launched the Welcoming Congregation Program to help us engage in undoing homophobia – and later, transphobia – in our hearts and minds, our congregations, and our communities. On this last Sunday of … Continue reading The Alphabet, Bathrooms and Queer

As a young child I attended the First Paris Unitarian Church in Concord, Massachusetts dressed in a Sunday School dress with shiny Mary Jane shoes. Yes, we dressed up for church back then. 62 years later I am rarely in a dress, but Unitarian Universalism is central to my life. It has been my spiritual … Continue reading My UU Journey