17 20 2617 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/eac9fd8fa69e839abe091e443992a247.jpg 0e52ce13ca5043c825853d5d7644a5be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Upstairs Lounge Fire Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Text Any textual data included in the document False Wall Responsible for Many of Fire Deaths New Orleans (UPI) Coroner Carl Rabin said today a false wall that hid windows from view in a French Quarter bar “certainly” was responsible for many of the 29 deaths in a flash fire that scorched the small lounge. The bar—the Upstairs Lounge—had burglar bars on at least one window and its fire escape did not reach the ground, according to state records. But fire fighters, who examined the lounge yesterday, said it was in compliance with the state fire code. Bodies of the 29 persons killed in the blaze Sunday were found on the opposite side of the room from the windows that may have had bars. The bodies were found on the side where a false-plywood wall hid windows that could have been used as an escape if they had been discovered sooner. The 21 persons who did escape kicked through the plywood and went through the windows. Fifteen of them were injured in the plunge to the ground, and the others stood on ledges or fire escapes until they were rescued by firemen. Authorities will were investigating the possibility of arson. Ten of the victims were members of the New Orleans chapter of the Metropolitan Community Church, a homosexual church with 47 chapters in the United States and London. A service for the 10 was held last night in St. George’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Troy Perry of Los Angeles, founder of the churches, said in a sermon the fire was deliberately started. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Another Media Perspective in Seattle Description An account of the resource Brief story in the Seattle Times addresses questions of why this tragedy occurred as well as memorial service led by Troy Perry at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seattle Times, June 26, 1973. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Anthony Effertz, S.F.O. Stole Text ANTHONY EFFERTZ, S.F.O. Catholic When a Franciscan is invested into the Franciscan Order, he is girded with the Franciscan Cord. This is a white rope with three knots in it. The three knots symbolize the vows, or promises, a Franciscan makes of poverty, chastity, and obedience. I am a member of the Franciscan Order, and I am gay. Over the years I have become a superior in the Franciscan Order. Although I am out publicly, I am still in the closet to many members of the Franciscan Order. If they knew my orientation, I might be asked to resign, so I have served in silence. I do not desire to serve in silence, therefore I give this Franciscan cord (a symbol of who I am) to you as a sign of my conviction that God truly loves all humankind regardless of their sexual orientation. I am Anthony Effertz, S.F.O. I love God, God loves me, and I am gay. Denomination Roman Catholic Church Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1063 Title A name given to the resource Anthony Effertz, S.F.O. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anthony Effertz Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown Catholic Effertz, Anthony Roman Catholic Theology Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Anthony Hewitt Stole Text FOR ANTHONY HEWITT From Rev. George Edwards and family, Louisville, Kentucky This stole is offered in memory of our beautiful "adopted" son, Anthony Hewitt, who died of AIDS in January 1990 at the age of 44. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1999 Contribution Story The Rev. Dr. George Edwards is Professor Emeritus of New Testament from Louisville Theological Seminary, where he taught for 27 years. A tireless worker for social justice, George taught his students to integrate their faith and academic studies with action on behalf of those in need. In 1984 he authored Gay/Lesbian Liberation: A Biblical Perspective, which became a standard text in the field. Louisville Seminary honored George and his wife, Jean for their long efforts for peace and social justice by establishing the Edwards Peacemaking Lectureship to support a visiting lecturer on campus and other related programs. As the stole states, Anthony Hewitt was a dear friend who had been "adopted" into the Edwards family. His death was a huge loss for them. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 485 Title A name given to the resource Anthony Hewitt Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Louisville, Kentucky (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. George Edwards and family AIDS Ally Author/editor Clergy Activist Edwards, George Hewitt, Anthony Kentucky Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ff1c9a312dc4a8f3cad93e88e218acb2.jpg fa54c485157bcb5bfb5038e064ce018f Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Anthony Petro (Ph.D., Religion, Princeton University) is an assistant professor at Boston University, in the Department of Religion and in the Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program. His teaching and research interests include religion and culture in the United States; religion, medicine, and public health; and gender and sexuality studies. His first book, After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion (Oxford, 2015), investigates the history of U.S. American religious responses to the AIDS crisis and their role in the promotion of a national moral discourse on sex. He has published essays on a number of topics, including histories of Catholic sexual abuse, critical disability studies and religion, and approaches to studying race, gender, and sexuality in North American religion. Petro is currently developing two projects that engage questions about religion and secularism, the cultural politics of morality, and religious formations of bodies in the modern U.S. The first examines the history of American Christian engagements with health and disability policy in the U.S. since the 1950s. It demonstrates how Christian leaders and activists have shaped cultural understandings of health and moral citizenship through debates about topics such as alcoholism, end of life care, disability rights, vaccination, abortion, and the war on drugs. His second project, “The Queer Arts of American Religion,” examines how a range of feminist and queer artists have engaged religious themes and rituals in their work since the 1960s. It explores how this archive of visual and performance art helps us to rethink key categories in the study of religion and in gender and sexuality studies. Before coming to BU, Petro served as an assistant professor / faculty fellow in NYU’s Program in Religious Studies. For the last five years, he has co-chaired an interdisciplinary seminar called “Global Perspectives on Religion and HIV/AIDS” for the American Academy of Religion. https://www.bu.edu/religion/people/faculty/bios/anthony-petro Biographical Text Anthony Petro (Ph.D., Religion, Princeton University) is an assistant professor at Boston University, in the Department of Religion and in the Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program. His teaching and research interests include religion and culture in the United States; religion, medicine, and public health; and gender and sexuality studies. His first book, After the Wrath of God: AIDS, Sexuality, and American Religion (Oxford, 2015), investigates the history of U.S. American religious responses to the AIDS crisis and their role in the promotion of a national moral discourse on sex. He has published essays on a number of topics, including histories of Catholic sexual abuse, critical disability studies and religion, and approaches to studying race, gender, and sexuality in North American religion. Petro is currently developing two projects that engage questions about religion and secularism, the cultural politics of morality, and religious formations of bodies in the modern U.S. The first examines the history of American Christian engagements with health and disability policy in the U.S. since the 1950s. It demonstrates how Christian leaders and activists have shaped cultural understandings of health and moral citizenship through debates about topics such as alcoholism, end of life care, disability rights, vaccination, abortion, and the war on drugs. His second project, “The Queer Arts of American Religion,” examines how a range of feminist and queer artists have engaged religious themes and rituals in their work since the 1960s. It explores how this archive of visual and performance art helps us to rethink key categories in the study of religion and in gender and sexuality studies. Before coming to BU, Petro served as an assistant professor / faculty fellow in NYU’s Program in Religious Studies. For the last five years, he has co-chaired an interdisciplinary seminar called “Global Perspectives on Religion and HIV/AIDS” for the American Academy of Religion. https://www.bu.edu/religion/people/faculty/bios/anthony-petro Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anthony Petro Anthony Petro RTSA Scholarly Advisory Team https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0099d8e5253ce416939b8cbf2fd74936.jpeg 2a18b90780213e87374d243039c046e2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CBD_081 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1980-10-05 Title A name given to the resource Antimension Consecrated by Bishops George A. Hyde and Robert M. Clement Description An account of the resource This Byzantine antimension is a consecrated liturgical cloth that serves as the bishop's authorization for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Depicting the Lamentation (Entombment) of Christ and inscribed in Church Slavonic with an English certification panel, it was consecrated and signed by Bishops George A. Hyde and Robert M. Clement on 5 October 1980. More than a devotional object, the antimension embodies episcopal authority and Eucharistic communion, documenting the close sacramental relationship between Hyde and Clement and the Church of the Beloved Disciple's appropriation of Byzantine liturgical tradition within an independent Orthodox-Catholic context. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/942b9bf0f183eaf17ae5692b164e6cdf.jpg f05c7be59fbe778d3d54f85c11c327a8 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/61e72fa811431b5f921f3f39ba0a0f2e.jpg e42cdb33127061dcd604688585cfc15f https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/607997d60dabdab31f9b6f74ce0a0d68.jpg 4feb8a934cd484c962dadb91a1571143 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Appreciations for Headmaster Nicholson Description An account of the resource Notice of Nicholson's death on March 21, 1969 and appreciations published in Old Scholars annual report and magazine. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives of the Friends School Saffron Walden https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c6090344c9352ef2a85bc1292ccef99e.jpeg 5312e8c92ae52f538002e2525439733c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CBD_067 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975-10-05 Title A name given to the resource Archbishop George Augustine Hyde Preaching at the First Anniversary of Archbishop Clement's Consecration. Description An account of the resource Archbishop George Augustine Hyde delivers the homily during the celebration of the first anniversary of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement's episcopal consecration at the Church of the Beloved Disciple in October 1975. Hyde, Archbishop of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America and one of Clement's close allies, was the featured guest preacher for the anniversary liturgy. His presence affirmed the close relationship between the two bishops and highlighted the ecclesial heritage of the Church of the Beloved Disciple as a pioneering sacramental ministry serving LGBTQ Christians. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e38c510179c516074d4e2460220a20b4.jpg 2feb66ae02f6be8f30e3a49252c6d015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CBD_057 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1974-10-06 Title A name given to the resource Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna in the Consecration Procession Description An account of the resource Archbishop Richard Arthur Marchenna, Primate of the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America and principal consecrator of Bishop Robert Clement, walks between Father Leo (left) and Father John Darcy Noble (right) during the procession to the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/db022e7227e87eedd53f2d6117ae16c3.png ea505f033c6fb861b91675750e39a3c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CBD_098 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008-06-08 Title A name given to the resource Archbishop Robert Mary Clement at Los Angeles Pride 2008 Description An account of the resource Archbishop Robert Mary Clement smiles during the Los Angeles Pride Parade on June 8, 2008, nearly four decades after carrying a sign proclaiming "Gay People, This Is Your Church" at New York's first Christopher Street Liberation Day March in 1970. Surrounded by members of an interfaith clergy contingent, Clement remained a visible public witness for LGBTQ+ inclusion in Christianity throughout his life. His presence at Pride reflected the enduring mission of the Church of the Beloved Disciple: to proclaim that LGBTQ+ people are fully embraced within the life of the Church and the sacramental love of God. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/02a26384139026b733a762a022e74c6f.jpeg be588ab9e8d7d642a97b983db0b7a70a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Sacramentality: The Church of the Beloved Disciple Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CBD_086 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970s Title A name given to the resource Archbishops George Augustine Hyde and Richard Arthur Marchenna visiting the home of Robert Mary Clement and John Darcy Noble in New York City. Description An account of the resource Hyde, Archbishop of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America, and Marchenna, Primate of the Old Roman Catholic Church in North America, were both instrumental in providing apostolic succession and sacramental ministry to emerging independent Catholic communities. Their support of Robert Mary Clement and the Church of the Beloved Disciple helped establish it as one of the earliest ministries dedicated to providing full sacramental access to LGBTQ Christians. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Church of the Beloved Disciple Archive, https://beloved-disciple.com https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/90ef5e54ef1810bd328bba71e62e703b.jpg 2aa0e5b2cca0fde5abc6e1c21d615a38 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/055707b66d2a5d984eafee6a0cbc983e.jpg 8e09d7a4b1a3472722b299caec1331dd https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/aeae957c14368dedffb24b5c3b9d9df6.jpg 6b6bc5e65a3e81177d8443f2355b6ef5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Aris Fokas Stole Text And the king will answer them… Truly I tell you, just as you did it to the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me. Matt. 25:40 ARIS FOKAS Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This stole honoring Aris Fokas, M.Div., is one of twelve stoles given to the Shower of Stoles collection by Tabernacle United Church in Philadelphia. All twelve stoles are similar in size and style. The three signature stoles are white and the nine individual stoles are purple; most have matching pastel flannel binding on the ends of the panels. Tabernacle United Church, United Church of Christ and Presbyterian union church located adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania campus, has a long history of activism, from its community organizing and support of a school for Black children in the mid-1800's to its more recent history of sanctuary in support of Central American refugees, peace activism, and outspoken advocacy on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. Tabernacle is both a More Light and Open and Affirming congregation, working for the full inclusion of LGBT people in the life and leadership of the church. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 282 Title A name given to the resource Aris Fokas Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tabernacle United Church Civil Rights Movement Fokas, Aris International Human Rights Ordination Pennsylvania Philadelphia Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arlington Street Church Description An account of the resource Location of Arlington Street Church in Boston https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b15206c2dae6dd6ef212ed300ea47ef2.jpg a07c9cbfba4021975f3d3f77b8259561 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arlington Street Church Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Arlington Street Church, Boston MA" by John Phelan is licensed under CC BY 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/?ref=openverse. Description An account of the resource The front and right facades of Boston's Arlington Street Church on a partly cloudy day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shower of Stoles Description An account of the resource Items (stoles) for the Shower of Stoles exhibit Stole A stole in the Shower of Stoles exhibit Honoree The person honored by the creation of thestole. Arlo Stole Text This stole was made for me by a gay student at the University of Wisconsin when I was campus pastor there. I wore it with "pride" for many years. When I read of your request for stoles in commemoration of Gay and Lesbian clergy, I thought it very appropriate to send this one. I give this stole in celebration of the life and ministry of my friend, Arlo. Arlo resigned his parish when the second draft of the sexuality paper was released from the ELCA. He is now working with an AIDS organization. Our congregation is trying to Call him as an associate pastor without his signing compliance papers, or in any other way promising to be celibate. We'll see. Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2015 Contribution Story Originally a part of the collection of stoles housed by ReconcilingWorks (formerly known as Lutherans Concerned), this stole was donated by them to the Shower of Stoles Project in 2015. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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YouTube ID Eleven-character ID assigned by YouTube KEeP98xPRT8&t=145s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Armaan Singh - US and Punjab, India Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEeP98xPRT8&t=145s https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/625b7c64b63cc87f476c008e8ba0317c.pdf e7c1a20c5eaf9b06e932d4c53abc942c Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document God and the Homosexual To Moses, homosexuality was an "abomination." To St. Paul, it was a "dishonorable passion." Indeed, throughout the Bible, sexual deviation of any sort is condemned as unnatural, unmanly and ungodly. Even so, a group of Protestant ministers in San Francisco thinks the churches ought to drop their strictures against homosexuals and welcome them into the fellowship of the heterosexual faithful. Organized two years ago as the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, some 50 clergymen–plus leaders of four Bay Area homophile societies–are trying to overcome what CRH president Dr. Clarence A. Colwell of the United Church of Christ calls the Bible's "heterosexual bias." Colwell argues that if God accepts every human being as a person, regardless of sexual proclivity, the church can do no less. In fact, insists Methodist pastor Ted McIlvenna, 34-year-old founder of the CRH, clergymen working with the homophile community "have discovered that there isn't all that much difference between the way most of the hetero- and homo-sexuals live." Council clergymen have come to know every side of the homosexual world: from the dimly lit "gay" bars where the homosexual "queens" are pampered and protect by their male courts, to the married deviates who drive in from the suburbs at night for a casual affair. And, they have learned to feel for themselves something of the fear of exposure that haunts every homosexual. When, for example, a dozen ministers and their wives attended a large New Year's Day party given by homosexuals and lesbians to raise funds for the CRH, police greeted them with photographers who snapped pictures of everyone present. More recently, the ministers have tried to bring young male prostitutes into the church. Working with the Glide Foundation, a private Methodist philanthropy in San Francisco, they have even sponsored gay Coke dances where the boys can dance with each other to jukebox music. 'Closet Queens': Not surprisingly, such efforts to bring homosexuals within the orbit of church life have drawn gasps of disapproval from less venturesome churchmen. Episcopal vicar Robert W. Cromey, for instance, has been severely criticized by members of the diocesan council of California for "overidentifying" with the homosexuals' problems. In turn, Cromey charges that some of sharpest critics "closet queens"–that is, homosexuals living ostensibly heterosexual lives who fear discovery. Cromey says, in fact, that all Bay Area schools would have to close down immediately if all homosexuals currently working in the school systems were discovered and–in keeping with state law–dismissed. Much of the council's efforts are aimed at gaining full civil rights for homosexuals, including state laws permitting voluntary sexual acts between adults in private. (Currently, only Illinois allows such sexual freedom.) Beyond that, Cromey and his colleagues believe the homosexual should be allowed to take his normal role in church functions–in the choir, the vestry, church schools, social-action committees and study groups. "Homosexuals want to be able to go into a church and be themselves," argues Phyllis Lyon, CRH vice president and former officer of the Daughters of Bilitis, a national organization for lesbians. "They don't want to feel that they'll have to leave if they drop their guard." 'Pastoral Problem': Naturally, most Bay Area clergymen are rather guarded themselves about endorsing such goals. Thus far, the United Church of Christ is the only denomination to endorse the council officially, thought the Methodists are deeply involved through the Glide Urban Center. A few Lutherans and Baptists are council members, and later this month Cromey and other Episcopalians will ask officials of the California diocese to recognize the CRH as an "official arm of the church." But even among CRH advocates, there is disagreement as to how far the church should go in accepting homosexuals. Episcopal Bishop C. Kilmer Myers of California, for instance, supports CRH efforts to free homosexuals from police harassment and oppressive laws but he does not feel that they can maintain healthy relationships like heterosexuals. For the church, Myers believes, "homosexuality is essentially a pastoral problem dealing with brokenness in humanity the same as many other moral maladies." But the aggressive Cromey, father of three children, wants to take the church beyond conventional moral judgments. "The sex act," he argues, "is morally neutral. I also believe that two people of the same sex can express love and deepen that love by sexual intercourse." Furthermore, he concludes, in a statement that would surely redden the face of St. Paul, "I say that if two people of the same sex have a loving, responsible relationship with each other, they have an obligation to express that love in whatever way they deem appropriate." Talking Back The Roman Catholic Church in France, known for centuries as the Vatican's "eldest daughter," doesn't hesitate to talk back to the mother church. Typical of this often maverick behavior of the French hierarchy was a spirited letter to Rome last week criticizing Vatican heresy-hunters. The bishops' 4,000-word missive was written in reply to a query last summer from ultraconservative Alfredo Cardinal Ottaviani in which the Vatican's theological watchdog warned of "urgent doctrinal problems" affecting the church (Newsweek, Sept. 19, 1966). Ottaviani specifically listed ten points of doctrine, ranging from the dual nature of Christ to the inspiration of the Bible, and invited the world's bishops to examine–and presumably condemn–contemporary efforts to reinterpret them. Instead, the French bishops refused to discuss Ottaviani's list of "audacious opinions" and warned the Italian prelate against using church authority to repress theological speculation or paralyze research. On the contrary, they argued, the extraordinary evolution, of contemporary life and thought has necessarily elicited "adventurous responses" from theologians which the hierarchy should try to remedy, not condemn. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article Featuring CRH in Newsweek Magazine Description An account of the resource Copyright 1964 by Newsweek, Inc. Reprinted by permission from Newsweek, February 13, 1967, page 63. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d18385f1ffcf003338113592217652e9.jpg 94aff320e25d5c34935d6b6da16bf5d3 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5ae8926346194a6fe2fa203e82025d6e.jpg 4ca5d25cfb571070e3504d5c890f976e https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/db9b643da1959a5bbcc2529ab92ce946.jpg b76475920968c28fb83412adcf384fba Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Towards a Quaker View of Sex The Friend May 20, 1960 At its highest, the sexual instinct can lead us to profound experiences symbolic to many of a sharing, however, humble, in the Divine act of creation. Yet variations of the same instinct often result in behaviour which leads to evil and tragedy difficult to describe. Friends do not always face this paradox, and some even seem to deny the existence of sexual problems within the Society. It is easier to respond whole-heartedly to more "outgoing" and material concerns, such as famines, epidemics and refugees, which make clear-cut demands on the emotions and do not so much involve the searching self-examination often called for in an approach to the problems of sexual morality. Yet no one can come into intimate contact with life and ignore these difficulties. Whether as teachers, doctors, lawyers, marriage counsellors, or just as concerned laymen, we continually and increasingly meet the problems of morality and the need to help troubled people, old and young. These are matters which no concerned religious body can ignore. One of the commonest and most misunderstood problems is homosexuality. Homosexuality is the erotic love of a person for others of the same sex: man for man or woman for woman. It is not a psychiatric curiosity; in fact it is thought by one authority to predominate in nearly one million men in this country. Careful American work showed that one-third of all men had some type of homosexual experience before the age of 45, and the situation in this country--and among women--is unlikely to be very different. Most people grow through this stage to a normal adjustment. Nor can we neglect the overwhelming evidence of psychiatrists that we all carry deeply within us the elements of both sexes, and may be capable of the sexual desire and expression quite foreign to our common selves. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both viewed as a continuity of conduct with the exclusive forms of each at the two ends and with varying degrees of bi-sexuality between. Different cultures now and in the past have placed the ideal of behaviour at different points on the scale, and although heterosexual expression predominates in large measure, the total and exclusively heterosexual is probably as much an artificial and "abnormal" produce of his culture and environment as is the exclusively heterosexual. The social attitudes current in this country places great emphasis on one extreme. It hounds and penalizes the male homosexual, causing the greatest human suffering to those who, for not fault of their own, have only known and are only capable of this form of expression, or who are torn by conflicting desires in both directions. Whether practised in private or in public, homosexuality (though not between females) is always an offence against the criminal law. In this respect it stands in sharp contrast with some other forms of sexual deviation which can be practised in private with impunity. How these sexual orientations are laid down is (and alas will long remain) a matter for speculation. It is doubtful if seduction in early life is a significant cause; but one thing we can be sure of is that fundamental trends are laid down very early on, and concepts of blame and guilt have little place. Skilled help from doctors and others, or sympathetic friendship, may lead a troubled homosexual to "grow through" a difficult phase to sexual maturity, or assist the immutable to adjust his life to the permanent state. Each situation is an individual and personal one. New knowledge of the hormones and chromosomes of sex has not yet helped much at the moment. But homosexuals are not necessarily to be seen as "patients". True, many have psychiatric complaints, but in view of the ostracism that surrounds them this is not necessarily surprising. Many others, unsuspected, live quiet, useful lives in society, as well adjusted to their condition as any of us. Some may achieve marriage and children, although basically they remain unchanged. One cannot expect members of the Society of Friends to be free from the difficulties that face mankind at large, and the unfolding of homosexual conflicts among young Friends in some of our Universities., followed by their quest for a Quaker answer to their condition, and to the formation of a Quaker group dedicated to the study of this problem. This committee, representing teaching, penology, psychiatry, biology and the law, has been meeting about every two months during the last two and a half years, and has consulted with representatives of Young Friends, Quaker Heads of Schools, the Marriage and Parenthood Committee, the Friends Temperance and Moral Welfare Union, the Penal Reform Committee, the Guild of Friend Social Workers and other concerned Friends. In its discussions and reflections it has seen itself unable to consider the problem of homosexuality in isolation from other aspects of sexual expression, and in its consideration of the Wolfenden recommendations has seen itself less and less able to distinguish between the evils of homosexual conduct and similar evils that occur in heterosexuality. The seduction of the young, or sexual acts in [....] are equally undesirable in both cases, [...} obviously, it is the ephemeral and irresponsible nature of so many sexual affairs, both homosexual and heterosexual, which the committee believes to be damaging. The factor of transcendent importance in the human relationship seemed, to the committee to be its quality: the dedication of the self to the other person, and the acceptance of unlimited responsibility for each other. This unselfish and valuable type of relationship was seen to be present in many homosexual liaisons, although the homosexual love affair seems to be typically riven through with doubts, passion and inpermanence--not surprisingly, since social forces, by condemnation, tend to tear it apart while acting to cement the heterosexual situation. These social pressures create other evils: the closed society of homosexuals for example, and the reluctance of sympathetic people to speak up for homosexuals for fear of being so branded. In our discussion of all these problems we could not always follow what has traditionally been regarded as Christian judgment. We have asked ourselves anew what we really think is right or wrong. Again and again we have been brought back to the fundamental issue: how are these matters related to the love of God and of our neighbour? It is surely clear that homosexuality is a poor substitute for heterosexual expression, denying as it does the creative purpose of the sexual drive. But should we, as a religious body, regard it as meriting persecution and imprisonment? And going further than this, should we indeed regard it as inherently sinful and contrary to the will of God? Passing beyond the issues raised by the Wolfenden Committee, what attitude do we take on other sexual matters such as masturbation, which is now known to occur almost universally during adolescence, and to persist in an appreciable number of people? Or premarital intercourse? The answer here is less easy than it might appear, for biological maturity in our young people is occurring at an earlier and earlier age; yet the increasing demands of study and specialisation often postpone economic independence. These are problems to which this group has sought answers through thought and prayer, and to which it believes our Society should address itself. In particular is this important to Elders and Overseers, because there are many young people in our midst and some of them, we know, are much troubled by sexual conflicts of one kind or another. Our Society needs to make known to them that sympathy and understanding are always to be had, and that the Quaker interpretation of the Christian faith is able to speak to their condition. Kenneth Barnes. Anna Bidder (Chairman). Duncan Fairn. Richard Fox. Alastair Heron. Joyce James. Kenneth Nicholson. Mervyn Parry. Lotte Rosenberg (Secretary). Alfred Torrie. Keith Wedmore. A Quaker Group on Homosexuality and Other Problems of Sex Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article in The Friend May 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource The statement of concern from the group that was published in the May 20, 1960 issue of The Friend. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Friend, May 20, 1960, pp. 686-688 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/81027ae4c638a4c8ec894c3466207bd7.jpg e2917a6d226aa3761e61d50d382ab8d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Second Stone Description An account of the resource Issues of the Second Stone publication. Issue An issue of a recurring publication. Volume Number The volume number of the issue 16 Issue Number The number of the issue (within a volume) 24 Publication Year The year the issue was published 1996 Publication Date The date the issue was published December 22, 1995 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article in The Front Page publication Description An account of the resource An article about Second Stone's early success in The Front Page, written by Wayne Hoffman and published in 1995. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hoffman, Wayne. "Gay Christian Publications Cast the Second Stone." The Front Page, vol. 16, no. 24, 1995, p. 13+. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/YNFTIP795973456/AHSI?u=kans96975&sid= AHSI&xid=6c44a702. Accessed 29 June 2020. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/99d3563799e98d6f440b5892ca45f7c8.gif 926d6d30c08cabfd894968d80650fbb9 Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/wolfenden_report.html Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article on Wolfenden Report Description An account of the resource Information about the Wolfenden Report published in glbtq, an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived glbtq online https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3516b817aa9401d028bcd31fa8159f0c.jpg 362dcf345cfc5e58ababca59b27f324d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership YouTube Video A video hosted on YouTube. YouTube ID Eleven-character ID assigned by YouTube iT15sCRHKJU Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound (William Dorsey) Swann was as out as you could be in the 19th century. He was so out that the President of the United States (Grover Cleveland) knew about him. It was well known in Washington D.C. - which is where he lived - that he was the leader of a queer community. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource As early as 1882, William Dorsey Swann, formerly enslaved, became the first person in America known to declare himself a drag queen. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Channing Joseph, BBC REEL - YouTube - October 12, 2020 - 5:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT15sCRHKJU Subject The topic of the resource The video discusses a 1888 news report that a drag ball (operated by, William Dorsey Swann, an African American, was raided by the police in Washington D. C. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Dorsey Swann: The first "Queen of Drag" | MASTERS OF DRAG | AMERICAN MASTERS | PBS