We'wha was a member of the Zuni tribe. Among the Zuni, a "Two-spirit" person is called a Ihamana. This term is a commonly understood Zuni gender designation for those born male whose gender expression integrates the male/female binary. We'wha engaged…
The Washington Post and The Washington Daily News (afternoon paper) printed similar accounts on the day the report was released; although the Daily News used a provocative headline.
Also on the 25 anniversary, Blamires invites Douglas Galbraith to write about the significance and role of TQVOS in the development of the larger church and society's understanding of human sexuality and homosexuality.
Watch archival footage of Robert M. Clement marching in the first Christopher Street Liberation Day March and later appearing with John Darcy Noble in Sheep Meadow, where Clement describes the Church of the Beloved Disciple as a sacramental Catholic…
Watch this PBS short documentary featuring Robert Mary Clement alongside other LGBTQ elders reflecting on aging, relationships, and lives shaped by decades of social change, placing Clement’s story within the longer history of LGBTQ life and…
Watch the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network’s tribute marking Robert Mary Clement’s 100th birthday and reflecting on the historical legacy of his decades of LGBTQ-affirming religious leadership.
This video tribute was first presented at LGBTQ-RAN's…
Watch Randy Wicker’s 1971 interview with Robert M. Clement, in which Clement discusses the Church of the Beloved Disciple’s ministry and explains why Holy Union was understood as a spiritual and religious rite rather than a legal marriage.…
Published in 2010, this panel discussion includes the filmmaker, as well as Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a trans woman from Central America who is an American trans activist supporting Herwig and the concept of religious freedom for trans people. The…
The January 1979 issue of The Eucharistic Catholic Via, the monthly newsletter of the Church of the Beloved Disciple, offers a vivid snapshot of parish life at the beginning of 1979. Published from the church's headquarters at 348 West 14th Street,…
A fire department snorkel was used to remove the body of man, one of 20 killed Sunday night when fire raced through the Upstairs, a French Quarter bar.