In recent years, we are witnessing a severe roll back of many LGBTQ+ protections, that so many of us worked so hard to achieve. We are calling all Unitarian Universalists everywhere to #UUtheVote for LGBTQ+ Equity because our values of interdependence, equity, democracy, and the inherent worth and dignity of all people are direct antidotes to the fear, bigotry, and inequity that define our world.
UU the Vote for LGBTQ+ Equity - Opening Prayer
Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director at the UUA
Welcome from Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association
UU the Vote for LGBTQ+ Equity - Welcome and Introduction by Rev. Michael J. Crumpler
Rev. Michael J. Crumpler, LGBTQ and Multicultural Programs Director at the UUA
A Brief History of Equality Act Legislation
Conversation with Sunu P. Chandy
Sunu P. Chandy, Legal Director at National Women’s Law Center, shares about testifying before Congress on behalf the Equality Act, and tells her experience as a person of color, lesbian mother, and civil rights attorney.
Sunu P. Chandy's Testimony on the Equality Act before the House Judiciary Committee
NWLC Legal Director Sunu P. Chandy testified in support of the Equality Act before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Conversation with Rev. Gwendolyn Howard
Rev. Gwendolyn Howard shares what it was like being a member of the first generation of trans Unitarian Universalist ministers, and the hostility she faced in a faith that prides itself as welcoming.
Rev. Gwendolyn Howard (She/Her/Hers) – an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who’s served churches in Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts. In 2019 Gwendolyn was named minister emerita by St. Paul’s Universalist Church in Little Falls, NY.
Conversation with J Mase III
J Mase III details his experience working to create a spiritual canon that speaks thru and to the black trans community and the challenges they face just trying to survive.
J Mase III (He/Him/His) – Black/trans/queer poet & educator based in Seattle by way of Philly. He is founder of awQward, the first trans and queer people of color talent agency.
Conversation with Randy Block
Randy Block shares his experience as a straight Unitarian Universalist (UU) organizing congregations to be in relationship with local non-UUs to advance the cause of equality.
Randy Block (He/Him/His) – Founder and Director of the Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network (MUUSJN), a statewide UU advocacy organization that works on multiple issues and is Co-Chair of the Social Justice Committee of Northwest UU Church in Southfield.
Conversation with Brian Silva
Brian Silva tells us about his post-marriage equality work organizing faith communities so queer and trans folx who get married on Sunday can’t get fired on Monday.
Brian Silva (He/Him/His) – Founder and Executive Director of National Equality Action Team who has been a leader in the LGBTQ+ advocacy community for more than a decade.
#OurDayinCourt SCOTUS Rally - October 8, 2019
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