Conference Program Video Recordings

At Rolling the Stone Away, scholars, activists, and religious leaders shared life experiences, insight into LGBTQ religious history, and perspectives on moving forward in the LGBTQ Christian community today. All plenaries, conference sessions, and sacramental rituals were recorded in full, and are available here. Click through the thumbnails to access full videos. 

For a complementary collection of videos featuring pre-conference calls with invited guests, discussing the preliminary planning and goal-setting of Rolling the Stone Away, check out the Meetings with Invited Guests section. 

Conference Sessions

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Session 1: Welcome

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Session 2: Ritual of Remembrance

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Session 3: Before Stonewall ...  1960s and 1970s

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Session 4A: Welcoming Congregations: The Journey to Safer Spaces

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Session 4B: Our Lives Were Forever Changed by AIDS

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Session 4C: From Trials and Tribulations to Trail Blazing

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Session 4D: Keeping Our Courage: Lesbian Feminism and Trans Women

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Session 4E: Widening Our Circle Among Communities of Color

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Session 4F: Decolonizing the LGBTQ Christian Movements

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Session 5A: Queer Theologizing

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Session 5B: Emerging Transgender Identities in the Church

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Session 5C: Close Encounters with the Religious Right

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Session 5D: Shifting Perspectives on Marriage

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Session 5E: How Sexuality Has Shaped Our Movement and Our Theology

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Session 5F: Intersections and Tensions Between Religion and Politics

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Session 6: From Sanctuary to Advocacy ... The 1980s and 1990s

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Session 7: Stories from the Heart

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Session 8: Into the Third Millennium

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Session 9: Sending Forth With Appreciation and Inspiration

Worship/Spiritual Reflections

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Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance Worship

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Queer Feminist Ritual with Diann Neu

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Witnesses from St. Louis: Advocates for Racial Justice

Conference Program Video Recordings