Gay 'Exorcisms' Continue--In the U.S. :: EDGE Boston

GLBT youth seem to be hardest hit by the current wave of anti-gay spirituality and so-called "exorcisms." The Details article noted that, "youth workers say they regularly deal with the aftermath of these rituals." Moreover, GLBT youth .... I am the gay pastor of a Gay-Lesbian (GLBT) Affirming and Inclusive Pentecostal church. This type of aproach is terribly harmful to the long-term spiritual and psychological wellbeing of the young person being assaulted (and that is ...

Wilgefortis: Letters For My Brothers Authors

In 2009 he received the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists' 2009 Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to LGBT mental health, the Transgender Advocacy Award from the National LGBT Bar Association, and the Vanguard Award ... He is the author of 21 books and innumerable articles, including Hermaphrodeities: The Transgender Spirituality Workbook. His "hub" website is www.ravenkaldera.org, and all his other websites can be found linked off of that one. ...

Nehirim | Queer Jewish Shabbaton in New York City: A Weekend of ...

Vanessa “Vinny” Prell has dedicated one quarter of his life (and counting) to anti-oppression work, and continues these efforts as the Executive Director of the National Union of Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Intersex Students (NUJLS). .... Drinkwater has worked in nonprofit communications, at a daily newspaper in Russia, and as the news editor for Gay.com and PlanetOut.com, the world's most popular LGBT Web sites. ...

Religions and LGBT youth: A lost generation? | ReligionLink

Keshet is a Boston-based nonprofit that works for the full inclusion of GLBT Jews. It produced the documentary Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School and a companion curriculum and operates a “Safe Schools & Supportive .... Scott Thumma is a professor of the sociology of religion at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Conn. He has written about evangelical Christianity and homosexuality and can discuss LGBT youth in megachurches, evangelical outreach to LGBT youth and ...

2015Place.com: LGBT News Headlines (T24T-5)

Since November 2005, it has presented a positive vision of GLBT spirituality and tracked censorship of queer religious art. “I founded JesusInLove.org . ... "Today, Connecticut sends a message of hope and inspiration to lesbian and gay people throughout this country who simply want to be treated as equals by their government," Ben Klein, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the case, said shortly after the final ruling was issued. The Connecticut decision, Klein said ...