18 20 2617 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/591f2889295b6eccc5e8568e37d04425.pdf 1920044ee19115be67153bfae13d46c6 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 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. 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 LEADERS ARE THE NEGRO PREACHERS A FAILURE Also see on the same page, A DISGRACE TO THE NEGROES OF LOS ANGELES Subject The topic of the resource Are ministers misleading the Negro to only invest in churches? They are spending to build churches while being mistreated in hotels that they are failing to build for themselves to enjoy. Description An account of the resource "Some years ago Booker T. Washington, the sage of Tuskegee, was credited with saying that the great body ot negro preachers were a detriment to their race. A study of the negro ministers of today reveals the same sad truth. We have contended all along that whatever the negro lacks of being what he ought to be is very largely if not wholly due to the bad leadership on the part of negro ministers. The race as a whole is absolutely in the hands of our ministers, the ministers very largely doing the thinking for it. From two to tour times each week they attend church and listen to the exhortation of the ministers, the ministers being the only men that can reach them from the platform, as they refuse to attend lectures other than those given by their preacher. What is true of the negro in this respect in the country at large is true of the negro In this city. He is absolutely in the hands of the preachers. The present chaotic condition of our people here shows that our local preachers either exercise no influence over their congregations or they do not lead them in the paths that lead to self-respect, unity and self-sup-port. Although we have four or five important churches in this city, all said to be churches of Jesus Christ and believers in the teachings of the Great Teacher, there is absolutely no unity among them or fellowship looking to the common advancement of the race." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Liberator, Volume VI, Number 2, 1 June 1904. California Digital Newspaper Collection. UCR Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research 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. Aspen Community United Methodist Church (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Aspen, Colorado This stole is a gift from the Aspen Community United Methodist Church, Reverend Chuck Cram, Pastor. Several church members have signed in support of the project and in support of change. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2007 Contribution Story This stole was donated to us after they hosted an exhibit during Aspen Gay Ski Week, 2007. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). URL https://awab.org 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 Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) Description An account of the resource The mission of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists is to create and support a community of churches, organizations and individuals committed to the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the full life and mission of Baptist churches.   <a href="https://awab.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://awab.org</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://awab.org/ https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3420868003c71b3403c46d74add3a9c7.jpg 7aec19d22980f7c9f052ce6b514b937b 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 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 Athena Vaughn Description An account of the resource Photo of Athena Vaughn https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/2043dd6431636df318bfd424e7521306.mp3 5a40cf3431ecdbd2a2ce56233add7360 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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Title A name given to the resource Athena Vaughn interview Description An account of the resource An interview of Athena Vaughn https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/91fb573bbb21129d644e5144142ff413.pdf 33460f996bc753fa174abe3ba2617aba https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/bbc785f40af37d36d5190fc8dc58fa55.pdf 3f91f9cc808b57b2823e349beff033d5 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a1506d5c01c6665dbb1b04f3b37359ef.pdf 05fbc0c55c68dd4b2d31a716893610c0 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 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 Trinity Awards to four people, including Dallas Denny, Laura Caldwell, James Green, Sharon Ann Stuart, Linda Peacock, and Leslie Feinberg 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 Atlanta Action Update Newsletter, 1995 Subject The topic of the resource Newsletter reveals the 1995 IFGE Conference Program PROGRAM SCHEDULE for Atlanta Action '95 "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The National Transgender Town Meeting is Coming!." Advertisement Description An account of the resource In the newsletter, the Membership Chair, Sharon Saypen, alerts members who have registered for the 1995 conference to notice the brochure that explains how "the new IFGE wants to make a difference..." Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE). "Atlanta Action update." Newsletter. 1995. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/n009w243k (accessed November 27, 2022). International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE). "Program Schedule for Atlanta Action '95." Program. 1995. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/hx11xf36b (accessed November 27, 2022). International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE). "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The National Transgender Town Meeting is Coming!." Advertisement. 1995. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/ht24wj541 (accessed November 27, 2022). https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f0d000c7f91cbc7d7bd76305bbb8f258.jpg 79ef4677a9662525a8e8a42bcb2e36cb 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 rAOOmhFMSok 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 Audio recording of plant sounds Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ScienceAlert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOOmhFMSok&t=36s https://www.sciencealert.com/plants-really-do-scream-out-loud-we-just-never-heard-it-until-now Description An account of the resource An audio recording of plant sounds with frequency lowered so that it is audible to human ears. 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. Austin Theological Seminary Stole Text Austin Theological Seminary Presbyterian Church (USA) Austin, TX This stole is donated by Rev. Dr. Theodore J. Wardlaw, President of Austin Seminary, on behalf of the congregation of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in honor of the past, present and future LGBT students. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) 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 1138 Title A name given to the resource Austin Theological Seminary Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Austin, Texas (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Dr. Theodore J. Wardlaw Austin Clergy Activist Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Texas Wardlaw, Theodore J. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9afc7ddcf8762c65bffa45ed401845db.jpg 37e0e2f3e6efc8ec5a0c3bf4e7306e56 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 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 Auto de fe Lima Subject The topic of the resource The Spanish Inquisition is conveyed to the Americas. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auto_de_fe_Lima.jpg https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8e500804464c6de8471121c83bc0128e.jpg 589ebc4bb5e6500a57a025cba94f5cf4 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Avery Belyeu, a lover of beloved community and brave spaces, is a trans-femme and queer educator, activist, and student pastor and theologian. A native of St. Augustine, Florida she was born and raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She gave her first public sermon at 8 years old, was appointed as a Ministerial Servant at 18, and began giving Sunday sermons in her congregation and as a traveling preacher soon thereafter. After coming out as queer at age 23. Avery was removed from her appointed church positions, rejected by her church community and disowned by her family. After some time struggling with how to reconcile her identity and her faith, Avery found her way to an Episcopal Church in Greensboro, North Carolina where she was attending graduate school. During her time there she was baptized and confirmed into the Episcopal Church, USA. From 2011-2014 Avery worked at the New York City office of The Trevor Project where she held several different positions including serving as the Education Director. She continues to work in suicide prevention for a federally funded agency and works at the intersections of suicide prevention, faith, and LGBTQIA identities. In addition she serves on the Advisory Board for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center, and the Advisory Board of Trans Lifeline, a suicide prevention lifeline serving the United States and Canada. She speaks across the United States on the topics of hope, belonging, and resilience with the specific goal of acknowledging and celebrating the resilience and courage of LGBTQ survivors of religious trauma and family and community rejection. In 2015, Avery moved from Boston to Fort Worth to begin studying at Brite Divinity School where she currently is a Haggard Legacy Fellow and 3rd year Master in Divinity Student. In 2016, Avery was selected as one of 25 Millennial Leaders by Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Her writing and research focus on queer and transgender theologies with a special interest in developing pastoral care approaches to polyamorous people of faith. Starting this fall she will serve as a student pastor at the New Church, United Church of Christ (UCC) in Dallas Texas. Avery lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her partner Nathaniel, and their two mischievous cats Lilo and Percy. (This biographical statement provided by Avery Belyeu.) Biographical Text Avery Belyeu, a lover of beloved community and brave spaces, is a trans-femme and queer educator, activist, and student pastor and theologian. A native of St. Augustine, Florida she was born and raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She gave her first public sermon at 8 years old, was appointed as a Ministerial Servant at 18, and began giving Sunday sermons in her congregation and as a traveling preacher soon thereafter. After coming out as queer at age 23. Avery was removed from her appointed church positions, rejected by her church community and disowned by her family. After some time struggling with how to reconcile her identity and her faith, Avery found her way to an Episcopal Church in Greensboro, North Carolina where she was attending graduate school. During her time there she was baptized and confirmed into the Episcopal Church, USA. From 2011-2014 Avery worked at the New York City office of The Trevor Project where she held several different positions including serving as the Education Director. She continues to work in suicide prevention for a federally funded agency and works at the intersections of suicide prevention, faith, and LGBTQIA identities. In addition she serves on the Advisory Board for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center, and the Advisory Board of Trans Lifeline, a suicide prevention lifeline serving the United States and Canada. She speaks across the United States on the topics of hope, belonging, and resilience with the specific goal of acknowledging and celebrating the resilience and courage of LGBTQ survivors of religious trauma and family and community rejection. In 2015, Avery moved from Boston to Fort Worth to begin studying at Brite Divinity School where she currently is a Haggard Legacy Fellow and 3rd year Master in Divinity Student. In 2016, Avery was selected as one of 25 Millennial Leaders by Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Her writing and research focus on queer and transgender theologies with a special interest in developing pastoral care approaches to polyamorous people of faith. Starting this fall she will serve as a student pastor at the New Church, United Church of Christ (UCC) in Dallas Texas. Avery lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her partner Nathaniel, and their two mischievous cats Lilo and Percy. (This biographical statement provided by Avery Belyeu.) 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 Avery Belyeu Avery Belyeu Episcopal Episcopal Church UCC United Church of Christ https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1b53b67b089a3c42872e963300e236eb.jpg 1bb3186b0f6e1d267ceb59ffbec94f4e 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 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 Avila killed the French Huguenots https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/249d07caa2df5c4867de8e19f33251be.png 2251bf5a7c44c16d9c187e11a5a61033 Person An individual. 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 AWAB (Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists): Participating Organization Profile Description An account of the resource As the only organization solely devoted to building the Welcoming and Affirming movement within the Baptist traditions, <a href="http://www.awab.org/">AWAB</a> has a unique call to be The National Voice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied Baptists in the US. Since 1993 AWAB has been supporting churches in being and becoming Welcoming and Affirming of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.  We work as individuals, congregations, regional groupings and as a national body to advance the Radical Welcome and Love of God in Jesus Christ through being the Ministry of Reconciliation and building up the Beloved Community where all will be one. Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists AWAB 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 B'nai Haskalah Description An account of the resource Location of B'nai Haskalah in Boston https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b974815041bdce2151308c432a54315f.pdf b7dc95c2dcef2ae333f21d4b85446130 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 Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Podcasts from WMPG.org and 90.9 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. 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 Bangor Daily News Article on Queer Spirit Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource This is the Bangor Daily News article that ran in 2020 that covered the launch of the Queer Spirit podcast on OUT Cast radio 90.9 FM. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison & Tamara Torres McGovern https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4086a644d75302b5eb999b41a1ab9255.jpg c417ba93f415b33185a4e5c59d6722a7 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 <h4>‘Chaplain’ Call for Panel to Talk with Homosexuals.</h4> Condition is Disease of Sin—Harrington. The creation of a city panel composed of people “representing God’s views on homosexuals” was urged here Thursday by the Rev. Bob Harrington. Self-styled “the Chaplain of Bourbon Street,” the Baptist made this suggestion in a press conference at his headquarters in the French Quarter where he has worked for about 10 years. This panel, he said, would be empowered to negotiate with the homosexual community which has recently marched on City Hall and demanded “liberation” and an end to alleged police harassment. God’s view, the preacher explained, is the homosexuality is “an abomination, and He has put a great curse upon it, greater than that on ‘natural’ sins.” CALLS FOR DEBATE The Rev. Harrington also challenged the Rev. David Solomon, a Holiness Pentecostal minister, who has said there are plans to organize a church in New Orleans for the homosexual community, to a debate on what Bible authority he could use for such a move. “If these people think they are right,” he commented, “why do they have to ostracize themselves, why not participate in already existing churches and ‘upgrade’ us?” The Metropolitan Crime Commission, the chaplain said, “has been overinterested in the underworld, when the deterioration of the community is effected much more by homosexuality.” The Rev. Harrington commended the police department for carrying out laws against unnatural acts and protecting “the natural man against the unnatural.” SAID DEGENERATING The tourist trade, the minister said, “will degenerate more when they (homosexuals) are there, then when hippies are around. Homosexuality is an internal thing.” But homosexuality is not confined to the French Quarter,” the chaplain commented” and affects everyone from bank presidents to bums, mostly people who have too much time on their hands.” Homosexuality is not hereditary or a genetic problem, but “a sinful problem,” the Rev. Harrington said, “though they try to blame it on their mothers or society. They chose this way of life so they can change to get rid of it.” People of the city can help the increasing development of this problem, the preacher said, “by warning people of the dangers of homosexuality, like the American Cancer Society warns of the disease’s signals.” Homosexuality has grown more than any other problem (or sin) he has seen, Rev. Harrington said, although he added that it’s usually accompanied by a drug or alcohol problem. 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 Baptist Minister Challenges Solomon Description An account of the resource Newspaper prints a longer article quoting anti-gay Baptist preacher Bob Harrington. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Times-Picayune, January 29, 1971 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/002427dc8e72919447938afa4cdb3d83.JPG f40eb45a8124e38b3b5409d9f6d1975b 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. 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 Bar Destroyed Description An account of the resource Charred remains of the main room of the bar, facing Chartres Street. Most of the victims were found at these barred windows. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived AP wirephoto https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/cdfc1955a757824001b9aa9dd8f030a6.jpg 263cab2530210d39247015ecc82426d0 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. 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 Bar Floor Plan Description An account of the resource Floor Plan of bar drawn after the fire, showing the three rooms and escape route along with location of fatalities. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Upstairs Lounge Fire by A. Elwood Willey in The National Fire Protection Association Journal (1974). https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/473bb9cdb9f990f53aaf4e30d0e3a234.jpg 97245bb3a4ca009b08bbdc14aebbccbf https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a9a2df282ae5a0dc2213b1ae1be1a18d.jpg d17b3d8d8b2fb18f03417327d8b12b01 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. Barb (One of a group of eighteen Lutheran college students in New York) Stole Text BARB ELCA NY Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of eighteen stoles made by an group of LGBT Lutheran college students in NY; sixteen are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and two belong to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), a far more conservative branch of American Lutheranism. All eighteen stoles have been patterned identically out of rainbow colored felt; each has a first name in block letters on one panel, and either "ELCA" or "LCMS," and "NY" on the second panel. The eighteen students represented by these stoles came to know each other by meeting at an ecumenical event, and they decided to keep meeting together informally. The students were particularly concerned with providing support for one of their two new LCMS friends. Although this young man was not "out" to anyone outside the group, he had been mercilessly abused by his family and his church on the mere suspicion that he was gay, and he feared for his life. Almost all of the other students are "out," but instead of simply trying to push their friend out of the closet, out of his church or away from his family, they chose instead to "sit with him," to be patient, offer their friendship and support, share in Bible study, and provide a listening ear until the young man's fears subsided and he could "find his own way." These stoles were given to me when I directed a display of stoles at the Tang Museum on the campus of Skidmore College in 2001. One of the ELCA students drove to Saratoga Springs, NY to deliver the stoles and tell me their story. As an act of solidarity with their one friend, all eighteen chose to put only their first names on the stoles. The student who delivered the stoles talked with me for quite awhile, but he, too, chose to tell me only his first name and he left no contact information. Although I don't know these students beyond the bit that they chose to share with me, I am touched by their story and impressed with the bond of faith and friendship they have formed. When I asked how their friend was doing, the student smiled and said, "He's getting his spiritual life back." And, he added, "He has changed our lives, too." 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 811 Title A name given to the resource Barb (One of a group of eighteen Lutheran college students in New York) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource A Group of Lutheran College Students Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran New York https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f777b0aa09587b31581fe085304c4973.jpg f2431cd5b0cded2ecf7cd8270253d6e9 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4e77b3a3871d8b8a06f61befecdcd9dd.jpg 9efb138d8c8c57c52e0c2161f8025435 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. Barb and Scott Reed Stole Text Barb and Scott Reed First Pres. Palo Alto Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about thirty stoles donated to the collection by First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto. First Palo Alto, a More Light congregation, has for decades been on the forefront of the movement for full inclusion of LGBT persons into the life and leadership of the church and greater society. Among the many leaders of the movement who have come from this congregation is Mitzi Henderson, former national President of PFLAG and national Co-Moderator of More Light Presbyterians. 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 139 Title A name given to the resource Barb and Scott Reed Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Palo Alto, California (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource First Presbyterian Church Ally California Clergy Activist Henderson, Mitzi More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Reed, Barb Reed, Scott Theology https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e9e9cfc69992c9eed0289e3347e4b506.jpg a3ed75f08f26946f16bfb5829c16f3ce Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Barbara Crabtree has been a member of MCC for more than 25 years and Director of Operations since June 2009. Prior to joining MCC leadership team, Barb was Vice President and Senior Consultant at a large market research firm, leading global brand management studies for Fortune 100 companies. As Director of Operations, Barb is responsible for MCC General Conferences and events, Financial Operations and corporate business operations. Barb first joined MCC at Open Arms MCC in Rochester, NY. Over the past 25+ years, she has served several MCC churches in the United States as a member of the Board of Directors, served as Assistant District Coordinator in the former Northeast District, and served on MCC’s Board of Administration. She currently lives in Gainesville, Florida, USA with her wife, Rev. Catherine Dearlove. Barb holds a MBA in Operations Management and Marketing from the William Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester (New York) and a BS in Applied Science from Miami University (Ohio). Biographical Text Barbara Crabtree has been a member of MCC for more than 25 years and Director of Operations since June 2009. Prior to joining MCC leadership team, Barb was Vice President and Senior Consultant at a large market research firm, leading global brand management studies for Fortune 100 companies. As Director of Operations, Barb is responsible for MCC General Conferences and events, Financial Operations and corporate business operations. Barb first joined MCC at Open Arms MCC in Rochester, NY. Over the past 25+ years, she has served several MCC churches in the United States as a member of the Board of Directors, served as Assistant District Coordinator in the former Northeast District, and served on MCC’s Board of Administration. She currently lives in Gainesville, Florida, USA with her wife, Rev. Catherine Dearlove. Barb holds a MBA in Operations Management and Marketing from the William Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester (New York) and a BS in Applied Science from Miami University (Ohio). 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 Barbara Crabtree Barbara Crabtree MCC Metropolitan Community Church RTSA Ecumenical Planning Team