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Nicholas Wilkerson Stole Text NICHOLAS WILKERSON Elder Central Presbyterian Church Louisville, Kentucky Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story Central Presbyterian was one of the early More Light congregations, the first in Kentucky, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. Central practiced what it preached, ordaining LGBT persons as elders from the time they first became More Light. This is one of ten identical white satin stoles with rainbow ribbons honoring the ten self-identified gay and lesbian elders who served on Central's session between the church's becoming a More Light Church in the early 1980's and the 1996 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). These stoles were made by a young man who is a custom lampshade maker by trade, with the church's hope that they "will speak to the whole church for all of us who are part of its life, even though the church may not know it." 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/. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Friends' School, Saffron Walden 2.2.63 Dear George: With reference to the document "Towards a Quaker View of Sex." I received it. I did some work on it. Suddenly I realised that time had gone even faster than I thought and that my comments would surely be too late to be any use. I believe it is being published this week. I hope it is all right. After very slow progress the last stages seem to have been rushed and I hope the document won't suffer as a result. I must say it reads well on the whole. Anyway I won't at this stage trouble you with a few comments which might arrive too late to be of any use to anyone. All best wishes. What do you think of it? Yours Kenneth 4th February, 1963 Kenneth Nicholson, Headmaster, Friends' School, Saffron Walden, Essex. Dear Kenneth, Many thanks for your letter. I agree with you that the last stages of "Towards a Quaker View of Sex" have proceeded with great speed, but this was necessary because of the Meeting Point Programme the B.C. hope to do on the February 17th. In fact I had asked for the final text to be in my hands by the middle of November and I got it in the middle of January. The printer has done a wonderful job in getting the type sete, and in fact I have already had Alastair's corrections this morning. Like you, I think that it reads well and I think the group has done extremely well. What (a) Friends will think of it, and (b) the general public will think of it--not to mention the Sunday Pictorial!--heaven only knows! If, as a result of censure, I get the sack, I shall look to Saffron Walden for a job as classroom cleaner! With warmest greetings to you both, Yours ever, George H. Gorman 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 Nicholson & Gorman letters February 1963 Description An account of the resource Kenneth Nicholson wrote to George Gorman that the final stage of publication seemed hurried and Gorman replied.. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived HSC Quaker Group on Homosexuality records, Friends House, London. https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b8af3b252eb56cf35450f3099a31a0fd.pdf 10a3200787bbd70df6c24a4a69e8b6a6 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/. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Nickie Valdez, a native of San Antonio, came out in the early 1960’s and has always been inclined to the spiritual aspect of life.  Her early involvement with the LGBT community began in the early 70’s, at the San Antonio Free Clinic (a city wide clinic funded in part by the United Way) where she volunteered for the switchboard (a hotline for the LGBT community).  At that time, the bars were the only convening places for the community in San Antonio.  Through her involvement with the Free Clinic and NOW, she met others who formed the Forward Foundation which organized the first  conference in San Antonio for the LGBT community in 1976 called “A Sense of Belonging”. She had also began gathering with other lesbians and gay men to talk and share about their sexuality as it related to their sexuality. The group would gather, pray, discuss scripture and it’s meaning in their lives as gays and lesbians. Then the group found Dignity, Inc., a national organization of LGBT Catholics.  She along with about 10-15 others, about half women and half men, started the local Dignity Chapter. Dignity San Antonio is the oldest LGBT organization in San Antonio.  Nickie has been a vital and active member of the Dignity community for its 41 years of service in San Antonio. She has also been a founder of other organization in San Antonio, including San Antonio Equal Rights Political Caucus and PRO SA (Progressive Religious Organizations of San Antonio) and worked hard to build bridges across communities and groups.  She and her spouse of 31 years, Deb Myers, were legally married in September of 2015. (This biographical statement provided by Nickie Valdez.) Biographical Text Nickie Valdez, a native of San Antonio, came out in the early 1960’s and has always been inclined to the spiritual aspect of life.  Her early involvement with the LGBT community began in the early 70’s, at the San Antonio Free Clinic (a city wide clinic funded in part by the United Way) where she volunteered for the switchboard (a hotline for the LGBT community).  At that time, the bars were the only convening places for the community in San Antonio.  Through her involvement with the Free Clinic and NOW, she met others who formed the Forward Foundation which organized the first  conference in San Antonio for the LGBT community in 1976 called “A Sense of Belonging”. She had also began gathering with other lesbians and gay men to talk and share about their sexuality as it related to their sexuality. The group would gather, pray, discuss scripture and it’s meaning in their lives as gays and lesbians. Then the group found Dignity, Inc., a national organization of LGBT Catholics.  She along with about 10-15 others, about half women and half men, started the local Dignity Chapter. Dignity San Antonio is the oldest LGBT organization in San Antonio.  Nickie has been a vital and active member of the Dignity community for its 41 years of service in San Antonio. She has also been a founder of other organization in San Antonio, including San Antonio Equal Rights Political Caucus and PRO SA (Progressive Religious Organizations of San Antonio) and worked hard to build bridges across communities and groups.  She and her spouse of 31 years, Deb Myers, were legally married in September of 2015. (This biographical statement provided by Nickie Valdez.) 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 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. Nicole Garcia Stole Text Nicole Garcia Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Longmont, CO Nicole M. Garcia (she/her/hers) self-identifies as an out and proud transgender Latina of faith. Nicole has a Master of Arts in Counseling from the University of Colorado Denver and is a Nationally Certified Counselor. She is a gender specialist in private practice. Nicole is a Candidate for Ordained Ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Nicole is pursuing a Master of Divinity through a Distributed Learning program at Luther Seminary in St. Paul MN. Nicole hopes to earn her M. Div. and be approved for ordination in the fall of 2018. Nicole has been featured in an article by the Religious News Service which was picked up by The Huffington Post, Washington Post, and The Christian Century. She was also interviewed for a podcast on Religion for Life. Nicole has had recent articles posted in the New York Times and OnFaith by faithstreet.com. Nicole has been a keynote speaker, facilitated workshops, and/or participated in panels concerning gender identity and spirituality in Boston, Charlotte, Duluth, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia, San Francisco, St. Paul, Washington D.C., and throughout the state of Colorado. Nicole credits the opportunities she has been given to pursue her career as a gender specialist and as a Candidate for Ordained Ministry in the ELCA to the people who blazed the trail for inclusion of the LGBT community in the church and society. Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Roman Catholic Church Contribution Date 2015 Contribution Story Nicole was a member of the 2015 Trans Seminarian Cohort, a partnership between the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA, the Freedom Center for Social Justice in Charlotte, NC, and the National LGBTQ Task Force. Nicole Garcia's biographic profile can be read <a href="https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=325">here</a>, in the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network's Profile Gallery. 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 1232 Title A name given to the resource Nicole Garcia Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Longmont, Colorado (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nicole Garcia Catholic Colorado Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Garcia, Nicole Latinx Lutheran National LGBTQ Task Force Ordination Roman Catholic Transgender activism Women and Religion https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/03a2408884704028c32f6099e4e11a53.jpg ca72c3d6ad77648e3fc47bb30eec356b Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Nicole Michelle Garcia was born Michael on December 12, 1959, in Boulder, Colorado, the oldest son in a Hispanic, Roman Catholic family. On December 12, 1532, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to an Indian peasant, Juan Diego, and told him to take roses to the Bishop of Mexico. As Juan Diego opened his blanket, the roses fell to the floor and the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on the blanket. Michael was a Guadalupano. The church and the Virgin of Guadalupe were important parts of life during his formative years. He grew up a good Roman Catholic boy; played guitar in the church choir. While in college, he served on the church council. To the world, Michael was a quiet, studious, young man. On the inside, he constantly battled depression. He tried too hard, but never felt like he fit in anywhere. He prayed to God to help him fit in. He didn’t like the things the other guys liked and felt uncomfortable spending time doing “guy things.” Michael met Gwyn while in college at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She seemed to like Michael because he was gentle and sensitive. Gwyn was his first “girlfriend” and was very independent and open-minded. She introduced him to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Michael saw this movie at least 30 times in two years. He had never heard the term “transvestite” before and had never thought anyone else liked to do what he did. When he told Gwyn he liked wearing women’s clothes, she was not surprised. She actually let him “dress up” for her. Michael received a B.A. in political science in 1982 and started graduate school. During the first semester his  relationship with Gwyn ended. He feared he would never again find someone with whom he felt safe with this secret. He did not finish the second semester; moved out of his parents’ house and lived in a house with friends. Michael worked in retail sales--at one time or another, he sold men’s clothing, jewelry, women’s perfume and cars. By November of 1989, he was living with a cousin in the back room of her trailer. Life was going nowhere, fast. One morning he ended up in a detox center. He realized that he had lost all direction, faith and hope.  He started attending Alcoholics Anonymous and grudgingly allowed God back into his life. During the following years, Michael worked hard--was promoted a few times and became an assistant store manager. He was able to afford his own place. He was praying again, but hadn’t found a church to attend on a regular basis. Michael was “buying and purging” on a regular basis. He would get the courage to buy a few pieces of women’s clothing to wear around the house. Later he would feel terrible about having these feelings and throw away all the women’s garments. He tried to repress those so-called “shameful” feelings. Michael met a woman in 1993 who seemed like every man’s dream. The family adored her. They were married on October 1, 1994, in a big wedding in a Roman Catholic Church. Michael began a new career, law enforcement. He didn’t have to think about what he was supposed to wear. He was trained to be to be commanding and finally learned to be macho. By his 41st birthday, he was married to a wonderful woman and they both had successful careers. They lived in a large house near downtown Denver with two new cars in the garage. But there were problems looming. They wanted kids, but she didn’t get pregnant. Michael managed to avoid sexual situations as much as possible--usually working second shift and taking on extra duties. He was still trying to repress his shameful feelings and began drinking again. They agreed to divorce and he moved to a little house in the suburbs. The downward spiral continued and Michael even contemplated suicide. But when his employer sent out a message about confidential mental health treatment, he made the call out of desperation. After two sessions, the therapist recommended long-term therapy. With the therapist's help, he began to come to terms with the fact that he may be a “cross-dresser.” At the therapist's recommendation, he went to a support group at the Gender Identity Center of Colorado (GIC). In February 2003, Michael attended the Goldrush Conference, sponsored by the GIC, bringing together the transgender world for a few days. Speakers and workshops dealt with a wide variety of topics, such as make-up, clothes, surgeries, therapy and how to walk and talk like a man or a woman. Although Michael went to the conference to come to terms with being a cross-dresser, he sat in on a workshop that dealt with transsexuals. As he sat there and listened to the stories, he started realizing they were telling his story. During that workshop, Michael had a “moment of clarity,” a term from the AA Big Book. This moment happened when he realized and accepted who he was. Michael was a woman. Then came a feeling Michael had never felt before--inner peace. The prospect of making this gender transition--to become Nicole--was huge. Her therapist referred her to another therapist, who specialized in Gender Identity Disorder. She was referred to a medical doctor and on July 8, 2003, started hormone replacement therapy. As a part of therapy, she decided to dress as a woman during the evenings and on weekends. She began attending St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Denver with René, a friend from the GIC conference. She joined St. Paul after several months--in April 2004--because the people treated her as an individual, not as a transgender woman. Nicole first talked with her sisters about her transition. Nicole's parents also took it well, but feared Nicole would end up alone in the world. After giving them six months to process the reality of Michael becoming Nicole, she began to wear more feminine clothing on family visits, then some make-up. It took time, patience and understanding, but Nicole's family worked through this transition. The reaction at work was easier than expected. Nicole initially came out to an officer with whom she had a close professional and personal relationship. With her help, she told a few more officers, then her immediate supervisor. After some consultation Nicole was asked to attend a department-wide supervisors’ meeting where the Director gave her full support, directing all supervisors to contact her directly if there was any dissention in the ranks. Nicole was transferred from the streets to a desk position for the transition. It wasn't long before everyone in the office was a friend and supporter. Nicole had gender reassignment surgery in Trinidad, Colorado, on November 11, 2005. Her birth certificate was amended to reflect her new name, Nicole Michelle García, and sex, female. Soon thereafter, Nicole was transferred back to the streets at work. In July 2008, Nicole was elected the Transgender Representative on the board of directors of Lutherans Concerned/North America (LC/NA). In June 2011, Nicole became the co-chair of the board of directors. Being a member of the board of LC/NA has provided many opportunities. In 2010, Nicole accepted an invitation to join the Latino/a Roundtable, sponsored by the Pacific School of Religion, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Ministry and Religion. In 2011, Nicole joined the board of directors of the Interfaith Working Group (IWG). IWG supports people of transgender and gender non-conforming experience by being the umbrella organization for TransFaith On-line, Allies Gather, and the Yes! Coalition of Philadelphia. Nicole chairs the Leadership Development Committee as a member of the IWG board. In that capacity, Nicole is reaching out to connect with individuals in the transgender and gender non-conforming community to develop the future leaders of the movement. In an effort to understand the complexity of human existence, Nicole has become a graduate student in counseling at the University of Colorado Denver. Nicole is on track to earn a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology in August 2013. And, after fulfilling the requirements for the state of Colorado, intends to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. As a self-identified transgender Latina, Nicole has presented workshops at two previous LC/NA biennial assemblies (2008 and 2010), at National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change (2009. 2011, and 2012), the Philadelphia TransHealth Conference, (2009, 2010, 2011), and countless events in Boulder County Colorado for PFLAG, Boulder County Public Health, and the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicole is a trainer for A La Familia - a bilingual guide for addressing LGBT inclusion in Catholic and Protestant Latino families and congregations created by The Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and UNIDOS, the National Latina/o LGBT Human Rights Organization. (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from an autobiographical article by Nicole Garcia in the Winter 2007 issue of LC/NA's Concord and from additional information provided by Nicole.) Biographical Text Nicole Michelle Garcia was born Michael on December 12, 1959, in Boulder, Colorado, the oldest son in a Hispanic, Roman Catholic family. On December 12, 1532, the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to an Indian peasant, Juan Diego, and told him to take roses to the Bishop of Mexico. As Juan Diego opened his blanket, the roses fell to the floor and the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on the blanket. Michael was a Guadalupano. The church and the Virgin of Guadalupe were important parts of life during his formative years. He grew up a good Roman Catholic boy; played guitar in the church choir. While in college, he served on the church council. To the world, Michael was a quiet, studious, young man. On the inside, he constantly battled depression. He tried too hard, but never felt like he fit in anywhere. He prayed to God to help him fit in. He didn’t like the things the other guys liked and felt uncomfortable spending time doing “guy things.” Michael met Gwyn while in college at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She seemed to like Michael because he was gentle and sensitive. Gwyn was his first “girlfriend” and was very independent and open-minded. She introduced him to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Michael saw this movie at least 30 times in two years. He had never heard the term “transvestite” before and had never thought anyone else liked to do what he did. When he told Gwyn he liked wearing women’s clothes, she was not surprised. She actually let him “dress up” for her. Michael received a B.A. in political science in 1982 and started graduate school. During the first semester his  relationship with Gwyn ended. He feared he would never again find someone with whom he felt safe with this secret. He did not finish the second semester; moved out of his parents’ house and lived in a house with friends. Michael worked in retail sales--at one time or another, he sold men’s clothing, jewelry, women’s perfume and cars. By November of 1989, he was living with a cousin in the back room of her trailer. Life was going nowhere, fast. One morning he ended up in a detox center. He realized that he had lost all direction, faith and hope.  He started attending Alcoholics Anonymous and grudgingly allowed God back into his life. During the following years, Michael worked hard--was promoted a few times and became an assistant store manager. He was able to afford his own place. He was praying again, but hadn’t found a church to attend on a regular basis. Michael was “buying and purging” on a regular basis. He would get the courage to buy a few pieces of women’s clothing to wear around the house. Later he would feel terrible about having these feelings and throw away all the women’s garments. He tried to repress those so-called “shameful” feelings. Michael met a woman in 1993 who seemed like every man’s dream. The family adored her. They were married on October 1, 1994, in a big wedding in a Roman Catholic Church. Michael began a new career, law enforcement. He didn’t have to think about what he was supposed to wear. He was trained to be to be commanding and finally learned to be macho. By his 41st birthday, he was married to a wonderful woman and they both had successful careers. They lived in a large house near downtown Denver with two new cars in the garage. But there were problems looming. They wanted kids, but she didn’t get pregnant. Michael managed to avoid sexual situations as much as possible--usually working second shift and taking on extra duties. He was still trying to repress his shameful feelings and began drinking again. They agreed to divorce and he moved to a little house in the suburbs. The downward spiral continued and Michael even contemplated suicide. But when his employer sent out a message about confidential mental health treatment, he made the call out of desperation. After two sessions, the therapist recommended long-term therapy. With the therapist's help, he began to come to terms with the fact that he may be a “cross-dresser.” At the therapist's recommendation, he went to a support group at the Gender Identity Center of Colorado (GIC). In February 2003, Michael attended the Goldrush Conference, sponsored by the GIC, bringing together the transgender world for a few days. Speakers and workshops dealt with a wide variety of topics, such as make-up, clothes, surgeries, therapy and how to walk and talk like a man or a woman. Although Michael went to the conference to come to terms with being a cross-dresser, he sat in on a workshop that dealt with transsexuals. As he sat there and listened to the stories, he started realizing they were telling his story. During that workshop, Michael had a “moment of clarity,” a term from the AA Big Book. This moment happened when he realized and accepted who he was. Michael was a woman. Then came a feeling Michael had never felt before--inner peace. The prospect of making this gender transition--to become Nicole--was huge. Her therapist referred her to another therapist, who specialized in Gender Identity Disorder. She was referred to a medical doctor and on July 8, 2003, started hormone replacement therapy. As a part of therapy, she decided to dress as a woman during the evenings and on weekends. She began attending St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Denver with René, a friend from the GIC conference. She joined St. Paul after several months--in April 2004--because the people treated her as an individual, not as a transgender woman. Nicole first talked with her sisters about her transition. Nicole's parents also took it well, but feared Nicole would end up alone in the world. After giving them six months to process the reality of Michael becoming Nicole, she began to wear more feminine clothing on family visits, then some make-up. It took time, patience and understanding, but Nicole's family worked through this transition. The reaction at work was easier than expected. Nicole initially came out to an officer with whom she had a close professional and personal relationship. With her help, she told a few more officers, then her immediate supervisor. After some consultation Nicole was asked to attend a department-wide supervisors’ meeting where the Director gave her full support, directing all supervisors to contact her directly if there was any dissention in the ranks. Nicole was transferred from the streets to a desk position for the transition. It wasn't long before everyone in the office was a friend and supporter. Nicole had gender reassignment surgery in Trinidad, Colorado, on November 11, 2005. Her birth certificate was amended to reflect her new name, Nicole Michelle García, and sex, female. Soon thereafter, Nicole was transferred back to the streets at work. In July 2008, Nicole was elected the Transgender Representative on the board of directors of Lutherans Concerned/North America (LC/NA). In June 2011, Nicole became the co-chair of the board of directors. Being a member of the board of LC/NA has provided many opportunities. In 2010, Nicole accepted an invitation to join the Latino/a Roundtable, sponsored by the Pacific School of Religion, Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Ministry and Religion. In 2011, Nicole joined the board of directors of the Interfaith Working Group (IWG). IWG supports people of transgender and gender non-conforming experience by being the umbrella organization for TransFaith On-line, Allies Gather, and the Yes! Coalition of Philadelphia. Nicole chairs the Leadership Development Committee as a member of the IWG board. In that capacity, Nicole is reaching out to connect with individuals in the transgender and gender non-conforming community to develop the future leaders of the movement. In an effort to understand the complexity of human existence, Nicole has become a graduate student in counseling at the University of Colorado Denver. Nicole is on track to earn a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology in August 2013. And, after fulfilling the requirements for the state of Colorado, intends to become a Licensed Professional Counselor. As a self-identified transgender Latina, Nicole has presented workshops at two previous LC/NA biennial assemblies (2008 and 2010), at National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change (2009. 2011, and 2012), the Philadelphia TransHealth Conference, (2009, 2010, 2011), and countless events in Boulder County Colorado for PFLAG, Boulder County Public Health, and the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicole is a trainer for A La Familia - a bilingual guide for addressing LGBT inclusion in Catholic and Protestant Latino families and congregations created by The Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and UNIDOS, the National Latina/o LGBT Human Rights Organization. (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from an autobiographical article by Nicole Garcia in the Winter 2007 issue of LC/NA's Concord and from additional information provided by Nicole.) 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 Nicole Garcia Catholic LC/NA Lutheran Lutherans Concerned Nicole Garcia Roman Catholic TransFaith Online https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ed17ef9bcba82d580e6d8fbfceaa274f.png 555bed0511037c70068264e9dcdb9eb8 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 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/. Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource A headshot of Nicole Manganelli. Nicole is a queer femme printmaker and freelance graphic designer based in Portland, Maine. As a member of Pickwick Independent Press, a community printshop, she focuses her design and printmaking on supporting movement organizations and projects that are fighting for racial, economic, gender, and climate justice. She's a deep believer in the magic of organizing, the sacredness of the earth's cycles, and the divinity of all things. You can find her work at radicalemprints.com or @radicalemprints on Instagram. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison & Tamara Torres McGovern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nicole Manganelli Title A name given to the resource Nicole Manganelli 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. Nina Boal Stole Text Love is the fulfilling of the law Nina Boal Christ UMC, Columbia, MD previously St. John's UMC, Baltimore, MD choir member scripture reader make and donate crafts for church fundraising This church is important to me because it brings me the Good News of Jesus' teachings. Jesus did not condemn love, He praised and extolled is. Jesus is my salvation. The Bible reading embroidered on my stole (Romans 13:8) illustrates how Scripture praises loving relationships. The Bible is on my stole because I have found it to contain wisdom beyond all belief -- more wisdom than humans who seek to change its meaning can know. Humans can know this true wisdom if they would only open their hearts. God is love. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This stole arrived with thirteen stoles given to us by Dumbarton UMC in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Cleveland, OH. Dumbarton is a Reconciling congregation, working for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people into the life and leadership of the United Methodist Church. In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles.” In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. 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 662 Title A name given to the resource Nina Boal Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Columbia, Maryland (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Christ United Methodist Church Boal, Nina Maryland Methodist Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Women and Religion 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. Norman Wright Stole Text Rev. Norman Wright California-Pacific Conference United Methodist Church Given by Ed Hansen, Pastor Hollywood United Methodist Church, California This stole is given in memory of the Reverend Norman Wright, a United Methodist pastor who served in the California-Pacific Conference. It was the stole that Norm and his wife had prepared for me when I was privileged to co-officiate at their wedding. Norm was tragically killed in an auto accident in the 1980's. He was deeply committed to justice issues and gave leadership for this in the Conference and District. The inclusion of gay, lesbian and bisexual persons was at the top of his list of concerns. His own bisexuality did not prevent him from entering in to a wonderful marriage. Rather it enabled him to have understanding and empathy with those who felt marginalized by their sexual orientation. I dedicate this stole to Norm's memory. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This stole, in memory of Norman Wright, a United Methodist minister who was bisexual, was given to us in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the UnitedMethodistChurch in Cleveland, OH. It is one of two stoles given to the collection by Ed Hansen (#716 & 719). In 1999, the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN) inquired about the possibility of having a display of the Shower of Stoles at the General Conference the following April. At the time, there were only around twenty United Methodist stoles in the collection. We decided to introduce the Shower of Stoles to the Reconciling community by bringing the twenty UM stoles and about a hundred others to RMN’s Convocation in Denton, TX over the Labor Day weekend. Stoles started to trickle in during the fall, and by February they began coming in droves. In all, we received 220 United Methodist stoles – the vast majority of them arriving within eight weeks of the Conference. Thanks to a monumental effort by a number of volunteers who pitched in to help record, inventory, sew labels and make last-minute repairs, all of the new stoles were present in Cleveland. Twenty more people brought stoles directly to Cleveland, bringing the total number on display to 240. Towards the end of the General Conference, twenty eight lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender United Methodists and allies stood on the Conference floor in silent protest over the Conference’s failure to overturn the ban on LGBT ordination – a profound witness and act of defiance for which they were later arrested. As these twenty eight moved to the front of the room, another 200 supporters stood up around the balcony railing, each wearing one of the new United Methodist stoles. Hundreds more stood in solidarity as well, in the balcony and on the plenary floor, wearing symbolic “stoles” made from colorful bands of cloth. A group of young people from Minneapolis, members of a Communicant’s Class, had purchased bolts of cloth the preceding evening and stayed up all night cutting out close to a thousand of these “stoles.” In less than eight months, a handful of stoles had grown to become a powerful, visible witness to the steadfast faith of LGBT United Methodists nationwide. 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 716 Title A name given to the resource Norman Wright Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant California (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Ed Hansen Bisexual activism California Clergy Activist Hansen, Ed Methodist Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Wright, Norman 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. Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Staff (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text To our gay brothers and lesbian sisters whom this church shuts out or forces into hiding, we say, in the words of the Order for the Ordination of a Pastor, “…be of good courage, for God has called you, and your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1209 Title A name given to the resource Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Staff (Solidarity Stole) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pennsylvania (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Staff Ally Clergy Activist Evangelical Lutherans of America (ELCA) Lutheran Ordination Pennsylvania Reconciling Works (formerly Lutherans Concerned) https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5e18e184929061e4cae93ded0bfe19c4.jpg 6300e43ca35234599f160b0f067ffaa9 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 Notes on Participants at 11 June 1960 Conference Description An account of the resource Hand-written page on which Keith Wedmore appears to have noted some of the participants in the 11 June 1960 Conference on Some Problems of Homosexuality. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Keith Wedmore Papers https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/73b419c5b221471334561e645c7a92b4.jpg eed82345694f561f6694ced2fd0fcb2b 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 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://www.nqapia.org/about 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/. Description An account of the resource The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance empowers LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders through movement capacity building, policy advocacy, and representation. Founded in 2005 as a federation of dozens of small, volunteer-run groups across the country, NQAPIA is embedded in generations- and centuries-old traditions of resistance, resilience, and community-making among LGBTQ+ Asians and Pacific Islanders.   <a href="https://www.nqapia.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.nqapia.org</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.nqapia.org Title A name given to the resource NQAPIA https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9b4c65a36e59b4308bec8fc25ab44610.pdf 9037805eee45584068c07fc6481c9fae 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 New York Council on Religion and the Homosexual Basic Biography The following bibliography represents a basic listing of contributions from religious sources to the literature on homosexuality. It has been prepared by the Council on Equality for Homosexuals (CEH) for use by the New York Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH) at the request of the West Side Discussion Group (WSDG), the sponsoring organization. If so desired, an expanded, annotated listing can be prepared. 1. Atkinson, Ronald. Sexuality Morality. Harcourt, Brace and World, New York, 1966. 2. Lassoe, John. "The New Morality in the Great Society." Speech made to the 1965 ECHO conference. Reprints available from the Mattachine Society of New York @ 25 cents. 3. Maddocks, Lewis I. "The Homosexual and the Law," Social Action. Vol. 34, No. 4 (December, 1967). Council for Christian Social Action, United Church of Christ, 289 Park Avenue South, New York. (Att: Miss Elizabeth Johns) 4. Treese, Robert, Ph.D. "Toward a Theology of Homosexuality." Boston University, School of Theology. 5. Wood, Rev. Robert. Christ and the Homosexual. Vantage Press, 1960. (not in print) 6. Wood, Rev. Robert. "Homosexuality and the Church." In the December, 1964 newsletter of the Mattachine Society of New York. 7. A Brief of Injustices. Published in 1965 by C.R.H., Inc., 330 Ellis Street, San Francisco, California 94102. 8. Towards a Quaker View of Sex. Literature Committee of the Friends Home Service Committee. Revised Edition, 1964. London. Copies available locally from the Quakers or the National Council of Churches @ 75 cents or $1.00. 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 NY CRH Basic Bibliography Description An account of the resource Organization Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.gaycenter.org/community/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Archive of LGBT History</a> https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/384f8a82eb40212909677f882d081c62.pdf df2eaf88b845d0b3dc610b22a77df717 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 CRH -The N. Y. Metropolitan Area -Council on -Religion and the Homosexual- (a proposed policy statement (from the WHY Committee In order to promote a better understanding of the homosexual condition by the religious community in the greater New York Metropolitan Area and a better understanding of what the religious community has to offer the homosexual, the Council on Religion and the Homosexual sets forth this policy statement: 1) To provide means of orienting the religious community (local congregations, councils of churches and synagogues, national instrumentalities, related schools and other institutions, and their publications) on aspects of homosexuality in accordance with testimony by homosexuals of both genders and available valid scientific data. 2) To encourage and assist the religious community to re-examine its biblical and theological positions in light of contemporary social conditions on fundamental areas of involvement for the homosexual including but not limited to the meaning of masculine and feminine, morality and ethics, salvation and redemption, marriage, family relationships. 3) To encourage and assist the religious community to open its ministries of worship, fellowship; service, and outreach to the homosexual; to know him or her as a person, as a "thou" not as an "it". 4) To encourage and assist the religiously concerned homosexual to find a meaningful relationship as a homosexual within the religious community. 5) To encourage and assist further research and understanding of homosexuality by religiously concerned individuals and organizations, publications and denominational officers not only for the sake of improved honesty and accuracy but as a counter force to centuries of ignorance, fear, prejudice, and superstition on the subject. 6) To provide an effective voice in our geographical area in behalf of homosexuals in matters of laws, police behavior, employment, housing, the military and federal government policy. 7) To be especially concerned with young people facing the possibility of homosexuality in their own lives and with professional persons seeking to relate constructively with them. 8) To cooperate with other Councils on Religion and the Homosexual in this country and abroad. To cooperate with homophile organizations in this country and abroad. 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 NY Metropolitan Area CRH Proposed Policy Statement Description An account of the resource Organization Collection Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.gaycenter.org/community/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Archive of LGBT History</a> https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3a64e3f46b3a4a742192aa1f59eed9f8.pdf eb39e79a6f0d69191af22719aff5cefc 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 NY Times Article: Church Shuns Divisions on Homosexuality https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/865e37ac02b3cda43791d0590a93667f.jpg 023efe42f57b6815a48a12d317c6f72e Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document I am a writer. In 2010, A Wretched Man, a novel of Paul the apostle, was released. In January 2014, Pilgrim Press, the oldest publishing house in America, published my latest book: Queer Clergy: A History of Gay and Lesbian Ministry in American Protestantism, which was a 2015 finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. A series of short stories based upon my Vietnam experience was originally released as Prowl, but new chapters have been added and re-released as Gonna Stick My Sword in the Golden Sand: A Vietnam Soldier’s Story. Through it all, I have blogged here, and hundreds of archived articles are regularly accessed through web searches. That’s my recent history. Here’s my background. I have deep midwestern roots in Scandinavian Lutheranism. Raised in Upsala, Minnesota, in the heart of Lake Wobegon country, I participated in many activities in my small K-12 school. I truly had a golden childhood. In the fall of ’66, I matriculated at Dartmouth College. In ’69-70 I served as an Army Ranger in Vietnam, receiving a pair of bronze stars for valor in combat. After discharge, I returned to Dartmouth and obtained my BA degree in ’72 with distinction as a history major, summa cum laude during my senior year. Then, it was back to Minnesota and law school. I received a JD degree from the University of Minnesota in ’75, and entered the private practice of law in St. Cloud, Minnesota as a civil trial attorney for the next twenty four years, retiring in ’99 to pursue a business opportunity in Caribbean tourism. In the early 90’s, I spent a couple of years, part-time, as a graduate student with the Benedictines of St John’s School of Theology in nearby Collegeville, Minnesota. It was then that I first considered a novel about Paul, and the idea festered until I finally put pen to paper a few years ago, resulting in the publication of A Wretched Man in 2010. My wife and I are lifelong Lutherans with involvement on the progressive side of ELCA political skirmishes. After volunteering for Goodsoil, an LGBT advocacy coalition at the historic 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, my blog, Spirit of a Liberal, became a leading voice in support of the gay-friendly policies adopted by the ELCA. Queer Clergy: A History of Gay and Lesbian Ministry in American Protestantism had its genesis in the ELCA actions of 2009 and the aftermath. I have been married to Lynn for over forty years, and we have three adult children and two granddaughters. http://www.theliberalspirit.com Biographical Text I am a writer. In 2010, A Wretched Man, a novel of Paul the apostle, was released. In January 2014, Pilgrim Press, the oldest publishing house in America, published my latest book: Queer Clergy: A History of Gay and Lesbian Ministry in American Protestantism, which was a 2015 finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. A series of short stories based upon my Vietnam experience was originally released as Prowl, but new chapters have been added and re-released as Gonna Stick My Sword in the Golden Sand: A Vietnam Soldier’s Story. Through it all, I have blogged here, and hundreds of archived articles are regularly accessed through web searches. That’s my recent history. Here’s my background. I have deep midwestern roots in Scandinavian Lutheranism. Raised in Upsala, Minnesota, in the heart of Lake Wobegon country, I participated in many activities in my small K-12 school. I truly had a golden childhood. In the fall of ’66, I matriculated at Dartmouth College. In ’69-70 I served as an Army Ranger in Vietnam, receiving a pair of bronze stars for valor in combat. After discharge, I returned to Dartmouth and obtained my BA degree in ’72 with distinction as a history major, summa cum laude during my senior year. Then, it was back to Minnesota and law school. I received a JD degree from the University of Minnesota in ’75, and entered the private practice of law in St. Cloud, Minnesota as a civil trial attorney for the next twenty four years, retiring in ’99 to pursue a business opportunity in Caribbean tourism. In the early 90’s, I spent a couple of years, part-time, as a graduate student with the Benedictines of St John’s School of Theology in nearby Collegeville, Minnesota. It was then that I first considered a novel about Paul, and the idea festered until I finally put pen to paper a few years ago, resulting in the publication of A Wretched Man in 2010. My wife and I are lifelong Lutherans with involvement on the progressive side of ELCA political skirmishes. After volunteering for Goodsoil, an LGBT advocacy coalition at the historic 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, my blog, Spirit of a Liberal, became a leading voice in support of the gay-friendly policies adopted by the ELCA. Queer Clergy: A History of Gay and Lesbian Ministry in American Protestantism had its genesis in the ELCA actions of 2009 and the aftermath. I have been married to Lynn for over forty years, and we have three adult children and two granddaughters. http://www.theliberalspirit.com 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 Obie Holmen ELCA Lutheran Obie Holmen RTSA Scholarly Advisory Team https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c4fc98c63ede5b991babaff7bf43d37d.jpg dfa0864cc50249dea511185d58c0cac9 https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a6d1449d157f751c8023401b39913acb.jpg 5b7b54bbf702ba716ea5bc5d82898a1d 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 The Observer February 17, 1963 Sympathy and sex, by eleven Quakers by John Silverlight In one of the frankest reports on sex ever produced as a religious undertaking, a group of Quakers calls for a radically new approach towards morality. The report, Towards a Quaker View of Sex, to be published tomorrow by the Friends' Home Service Committee, reviews modern developments in people's attitude to sex, discusses normal sexual development, and urges reform of the homosexuality laws. Then, in a chapter called "A New Morality Is Needed," it refers critically to the Church's attitude to sexuality throughout the centuries. This historical survey, it says, "supports us in rejecting almost completely the traditional approach of the organised Christian Church to morality, with its suppositions that it knows precisely what is right and what is wrong, that this distinction can be made in terms of an external pattern of behaviour, and that the greatest good will come only through universal adherence to that pattern." Love affairs The tone of the pamphlet is set in the first few pages. While disclaiming authoritativeness--"our answers are tentative and incomplete"--it says forthrightly: "We shall have reason to say that sexuality, looked at dispassionately, is neither good nor evil--it is a fact of nature." The modern developments discussed include:-- "An increase in transient premarital sexual intimacies generally. It is fairly common in both young men and women with high standards of general conduct and integrity to have one or two love affairs, involving intercourse, before they find the person they will ultimately marry. "It is even more common for those who marry to have sexual intercourse before the ceremony. This is true, probably, of the majority of young people in all classes of society, including those who often have a deep sense of responsibility." The report says some people already recognise that a morality which condemns homosexuals is not Christian since it lacks compassion. It goes on: Is it equally recognised (continued on page 6. col. 4) that heterosexual morality may be defensive and insensitive? "Among the married, faithfulness may be achieved by 'working to rule,' but at the cost of depth and understanding: among the unmarried, chastity may be upheld at the cost of charity towards those in different circumstances." In the chapter calling for reform of the homosexual laws in accordance with the 1957 Wolfenden Report (its chief recommendation was that acts between consenting adults in private should no longer be a criminal offence) a note of sheet indignation appears: "When people hear that a particular lavatory is a meeting place for homosexuals, they shudder, and wonder at the lack of taste. But who has sent them there? If homosexuals could meet more openly and with less persecution, they would no doubt choose more aesthetic surroundings." 'Absolute ballyhoo' The group has 11 members, six of them Elders of the Society of Friends, and included teachers, psychiatrists, a barrister, and a housewife. All except one are married. The exception--59-year-old Dr. Anna Bidder, research worker and teacher in Zoology at Cambridge University--is the person who initiated the group after meeting some young men who were practising homosexuals and who were distressed about it. "I found that my fellow Quakers were less horrified than other Christians," she told me, but at the same time they found themselves ill-equipped to help. Dr. Bidder (who will discuss the pamphlet on B.B.C. television tonight with Paul Ferrus of THE OBSERVER) said: "There are those who say that if young people have done to bed together they are spoiled for ever. That is absolute ballyhoo, in my opinion." The report has provoked varied reactions among churchmen of other denominations. The Rev. John Hustable, Principal of New College, whose main object is to train ministers for the Congregational Church said yesterday that the thought it "too muddle-headed to do any real good." For one thing, it expressly stated that it was not an official document of the Society of Friends, but its title would inevitably give this impression. "Most Quakers I know," he said, "are likely to be pretty scandalised by it." He criticised the group for "making no real attempt to discover the scriptural teaching on the matter. When it does quote the Bible, it does so somewhat tendentiously." Father Maurice O'Leary, Chairman of the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, said that the report was rightly critical of the negative expression of traditional morality. But in its search for a new morality the group had over-emphasised the importance of the personal relationships at the expense of the overall purpose of sex, which was procreation. According to Catholic teaching, he said, the sexual appetite and instinct were good, but they must be controlled in a loving and permanent relationship, since in no other way could the overall procreative purpose of sex be achieved. The report was welcomed by the Archdeacon of London, the Ven. George Appleton, a member of an increasingly vocal group of Anglican clergymen who take a liberal, non-legaliistic approach to morality. (He is the author of an article also calling for a new approach to "Charity, Faith and Chastity" in the spring issue of Frontier. A possibility He did, however, feel the one section in the Quaker report was ambiguous. This dealt with the "triangular situation," which, it said, "is too often thought of as a wholly destructive and irresponsible relationship." Mr. Appleton thought that some readers might think the authors did not condemn the possibility of the relationship with the third party involving sexual intercourse. Mr. Appleton wished this had been made clearer. He thought that, in general, intercourse with the third party would be wrong since it would not do what the friendship was set out to achieve, i.e., do good rather than harm to the people involved. 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 Observer, 17 February 1963 Description An account of the resource The Observer ran this front-page review on Sunday, February 17, and also reported on the responses of leaders from other Christian traditions. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived clippings in Keith Wedmore Papers https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7cdf8f2ef459bc5eefc6630922f5a952.jpg c34e5d229b2dd027b4cab4eca255316a 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 Offering first Communion, to right Marty, Becky & Beth Eichhorn https://www.exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/874526d41d2e28daf0672a29c72c1080.jpg 21c1f75d1808fc84b58f60be557e7d76 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_059 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 Official Portrait of Bishop Robert Mary Clement. Description An account of the resource This official portrait of Bishop Robert Mary Clement was taken following his episcopal consecration on October 6, 1974, as Bishop of New York in the Eucharistic Catholic Church. Clothed in richly embroidered pontifical vestments, Clement is presented in the visual tradition of Catholic episcopal portraiture. The image marked the beginning of a new chapter in his ministry, one that combined apostolic succession with an unwavering commitment to providing sacramental ministry and pastoral care to LGBTQ Christians through 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/d5267382a4a185039f572cff22261484.pdf e70fc11536c9e34da198769b317cd7ad 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 Page 1: "The Church and the Homosexual. A Report on a Consultation Prepared by Donald Kuhn." Page 2: "CONTENTS How It Started a brief history .............................................................................................................................................. page l Before the Consultation a tour of gay bars and a picnic ............................................................................................................... page 1 The Opening Session structuring for conversation ...................................................................................................................... page 3 Monday Morning Kim Myers on "how churchmen view homosexuals" ......................................................................... page 3 The Male Community Don Lucas on "how homosexuals view churchmen" .......................................................................... page 4 The Women Came Last Billie Talmij presents demolition fuses ................................................................................................... page 11 After Formal Presentations small group discussions ............................................................................................................................ page 18 The Right to Hide Guy Strait's view of homosexuals and the law ..................................................................................... page 18 Biblical and Theological Bases Kim Myers on relationship between churchmen and homosexuals ................................................ page 21 The Last Day Ted Mcllvenna prepares for final discussion ...................................................................................... page 29 Small Groups Report brief summaries from three groups .................................... . ................................................................. page 30 The Council on Religion and the Homosexual a new San Francisco organization - its purposes, and its progress .................................................. page 31 The Participants .................................................................................................................................................... page 34 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................................................... page 35" Page 3: "HOW IT STARTED "Forget who you represent. We represent the human race. Let's start there." This is how Ted McIlvenna began his presentation to thirty informally dressed men and women sitting around a fire at a retreat center outside of San Francisco. The persons to whom he spoke represented churches and homosexual organizations. It was 10:00 p. m. on Sunday, May 31, 1964, but the consultation started much earlier. To list the exact steps would be difficult. Yet one fact was clear. The man standing before the group, Ted McIlvenna, started it all. Earlier, as director of The Young Adult Project in San Francisco, Ted met persons for whom homosexuality created problems. Next he hunted for groups which were providing services for these persons. He found four organizations: Daughters of Bilitis, Mattachine Society, Inc., League for Civil Education, and The Tavern Guild. During his exploration Ted learned that many homosexuals sensed a sharp division between themselves and the Church. Ted told Charles Mowry of Methodism's Older Youth/Young Adult Project what he had learned. Charles, in turn, conferred with Roger Burgess and Dale White of the Division of Alcohol Problems and General Welfare of The Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns. These two agencies decided to join the Glide Urban Center in sponsoring a consultation which would include representatives from homophile organizations and churches. Glide Urban Center's Lewis Durham and Ted McIlvenna were asked to prepare for a San Francisco consultation and extend invitations. Lewis and Ted worked closely with Daughters of Bililis, Mattachine Society, League for Civil Education and Tavern Guild in developing plans for the meeting. BEFORE THE CONSULTATION Before beginning the regular sessions of the consultation, many of the delegates had developed a common vocabulary on the basis of their first-hand experiences which included a tour of gay bars on the previous night. Starting from the Precarious Vision, a church sponsored coffee house on Bush Street in San Francisco, leaders of the Mattachine Society took small groups of delegates to bars which cater to male homosexuals. Only in their loud music were the bars similar. Otherwise they were quite different and appealed to varied male clienteles." Page 4: "In one small bar, attractive, informally dressed young men visited in a manner similar to a typical evening in a fraternity house club room. By contrast, a second bar was frequented by the black leather jacket crowd who stood silently along the bar and around the walls. Motorcycle tracks crossed the spot on the ceiling where white sneakers were the only remains of a splattered man. All eyes and solemn faces greeted each newcomer. Still another bar was well lighted. Its appearance and clientele seemed somehow to have "class." This place served only wine and beer. Its walls were covered with relics reminiscent of San Franciso's pioneer period. Patrons joked with the owner who wore shirts with humorous local jokes embroidered on them. A quite different wine and beer bar (very dark and with very few patrons) featured a "drag show" on a low, small, well lighted stage facing the bar's entrance. The show featured three men tastefully dressed in women's clothing. To scratchy records of female recording artists they mouthed lyrics and danced. Here all eyes focused on the stage rather than on each new patron. At one large place crowds rushed three bars. In the milling mass which included muscle men in tee shirts and professionals in expensive business suits, a native San Franciscan recognized a few entertainers, a respected psychiatrist, and a successful writer. One girl-young and movie-star beautiful-held the devoted attention of at least six handsome young men. But some observers referred to her as a "fruit fly." When San Francisco's bars closed at 2:00 a.m. the remaining unmatched men moved to coffee houses where they joined teenage boys restricted from bars by ever-cautious owners intent on keeping their beverage licenses. As the early morning hours passed, the coffee house crowd swelled. Finally, the foot-sore churchmen unaccustomed to the bar circuit retreated to their silent hotel rooms. Early Sunday morning the seemingly unsleeping homophile population departed for a picnic. Sponsored as a money-making project by the League for Civil Education, the picnic's fare included unlimited food, beer, and soft drinks. After lunch the consultation participants still bleary-eyed from their late-night tour gathered to depart for the picnic already in progress. Many, many miles and a few hours later the delegates passed through a bumpy pasture to the secret oceanside location. There about a hundred men and women talked quietly in clusters on the ground. A few" Page 5: [to finish] 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 Official Report of the Consultation Written by Rev. Donald Kuhn Description An account of the resource Published by the Council on Religion and the Homosexual. Phyllis Lyon & Del Martin Papers. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLBT Historical Society</a>