17 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d18385f1ffcf003338113592217652e9.jpg 94aff320e25d5c34935d6b6da16bf5d3 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5ae8926346194a6fe2fa203e82025d6e.jpg 4ca5d25cfb571070e3504d5c890f976e https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/db9b643da1959a5bbcc2529ab92ce946.jpg b76475920968c28fb83412adcf384fba Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Towards a Quaker View of Sex The Friend May 20, 1960 At its highest, the sexual instinct can lead us to profound experiences symbolic to many of a sharing, however, humble, in the Divine act of creation. Yet variations of the same instinct often result in behaviour which leads to evil and tragedy difficult to describe. Friends do not always face this paradox, and some even seem to deny the existence of sexual problems within the Society. It is easier to respond whole-heartedly to more "outgoing" and material concerns, such as famines, epidemics and refugees, which make clear-cut demands on the emotions and do not so much involve the searching self-examination often called for in an approach to the problems of sexual morality. Yet no one can come into intimate contact with life and ignore these difficulties. Whether as teachers, doctors, lawyers, marriage counsellors, or just as concerned laymen, we continually and increasingly meet the problems of morality and the need to help troubled people, old and young. These are matters which no concerned religious body can ignore. One of the commonest and most misunderstood problems is homosexuality. Homosexuality is the erotic love of a person for others of the same sex: man for man or woman for woman. It is not a psychiatric curiosity; in fact it is thought by one authority to predominate in nearly one million men in this country. Careful American work showed that one-third of all men had some type of homosexual experience before the age of 45, and the situation in this country--and among women--is unlikely to be very different. Most people grow through this stage to a normal adjustment. Nor can we neglect the overwhelming evidence of psychiatrists that we all carry deeply within us the elements of both sexes, and may be capable of the sexual desire and expression quite foreign to our common selves. Homosexuality and heterosexuality are both viewed as a continuity of conduct with the exclusive forms of each at the two ends and with varying degrees of bi-sexuality between. Different cultures now and in the past have placed the ideal of behaviour at different points on the scale, and although heterosexual expression predominates in large measure, the total and exclusively heterosexual is probably as much an artificial and "abnormal" produce of his culture and environment as is the exclusively heterosexual. The social attitudes current in this country places great emphasis on one extreme. It hounds and penalizes the male homosexual, causing the greatest human suffering to those who, for not fault of their own, have only known and are only capable of this form of expression, or who are torn by conflicting desires in both directions. Whether practised in private or in public, homosexuality (though not between females) is always an offence against the criminal law. In this respect it stands in sharp contrast with some other forms of sexual deviation which can be practised in private with impunity. How these sexual orientations are laid down is (and alas will long remain) a matter for speculation. It is doubtful if seduction in early life is a significant cause; but one thing we can be sure of is that fundamental trends are laid down very early on, and concepts of blame and guilt have little place. Skilled help from doctors and others, or sympathetic friendship, may lead a troubled homosexual to "grow through" a difficult phase to sexual maturity, or assist the immutable to adjust his life to the permanent state. Each situation is an individual and personal one. New knowledge of the hormones and chromosomes of sex has not yet helped much at the moment. But homosexuals are not necessarily to be seen as "patients". True, many have psychiatric complaints, but in view of the ostracism that surrounds them this is not necessarily surprising. Many others, unsuspected, live quiet, useful lives in society, as well adjusted to their condition as any of us. Some may achieve marriage and children, although basically they remain unchanged. One cannot expect members of the Society of Friends to be free from the difficulties that face mankind at large, and the unfolding of homosexual conflicts among young Friends in some of our Universities., followed by their quest for a Quaker answer to their condition, and to the formation of a Quaker group dedicated to the study of this problem. This committee, representing teaching, penology, psychiatry, biology and the law, has been meeting about every two months during the last two and a half years, and has consulted with representatives of Young Friends, Quaker Heads of Schools, the Marriage and Parenthood Committee, the Friends Temperance and Moral Welfare Union, the Penal Reform Committee, the Guild of Friend Social Workers and other concerned Friends. In its discussions and reflections it has seen itself unable to consider the problem of homosexuality in isolation from other aspects of sexual expression, and in its consideration of the Wolfenden recommendations has seen itself less and less able to distinguish between the evils of homosexual conduct and similar evils that occur in heterosexuality. The seduction of the young, or sexual acts in [....] are equally undesirable in both cases, [...} obviously, it is the ephemeral and irresponsible nature of so many sexual affairs, both homosexual and heterosexual, which the committee believes to be damaging. The factor of transcendent importance in the human relationship seemed, to the committee to be its quality: the dedication of the self to the other person, and the acceptance of unlimited responsibility for each other. This unselfish and valuable type of relationship was seen to be present in many homosexual liaisons, although the homosexual love affair seems to be typically riven through with doubts, passion and inpermanence--not surprisingly, since social forces, by condemnation, tend to tear it apart while acting to cement the heterosexual situation. These social pressures create other evils: the closed society of homosexuals for example, and the reluctance of sympathetic people to speak up for homosexuals for fear of being so branded. In our discussion of all these problems we could not always follow what has traditionally been regarded as Christian judgment. We have asked ourselves anew what we really think is right or wrong. Again and again we have been brought back to the fundamental issue: how are these matters related to the love of God and of our neighbour? It is surely clear that homosexuality is a poor substitute for heterosexual expression, denying as it does the creative purpose of the sexual drive. But should we, as a religious body, regard it as meriting persecution and imprisonment? And going further than this, should we indeed regard it as inherently sinful and contrary to the will of God? Passing beyond the issues raised by the Wolfenden Committee, what attitude do we take on other sexual matters such as masturbation, which is now known to occur almost universally during adolescence, and to persist in an appreciable number of people? Or premarital intercourse? The answer here is less easy than it might appear, for biological maturity in our young people is occurring at an earlier and earlier age; yet the increasing demands of study and specialisation often postpone economic independence. These are problems to which this group has sought answers through thought and prayer, and to which it believes our Society should address itself. In particular is this important to Elders and Overseers, because there are many young people in our midst and some of them, we know, are much troubled by sexual conflicts of one kind or another. Our Society needs to make known to them that sympathy and understanding are always to be had, and that the Quaker interpretation of the Christian faith is able to speak to their condition. Kenneth Barnes. Anna Bidder (Chairman). Duncan Fairn. Richard Fox. Alastair Heron. Joyce James. Kenneth Nicholson. Mervyn Parry. Lotte Rosenberg (Secretary). Alfred Torrie. Keith Wedmore. A Quaker Group on Homosexuality and Other Problems of Sex Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article in The Friend May 20, 1960 Description An account of the resource The statement of concern from the group that was published in the May 20, 1960 issue of The Friend. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Friend, May 20, 1960, pp. 686-688 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/81027ae4c638a4c8ec894c3466207bd7.jpg e2917a6d226aa3761e61d50d382ab8d5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Second Stone Description An account of the resource Issues of the Second Stone publication. Issue An issue of a recurring publication. Volume Number The volume number of the issue 16 Issue Number The number of the issue (within a volume) 24 Publication Year The year the issue was published 1996 Publication Date The date the issue was published December 22, 1995 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article in The Front Page publication Description An account of the resource An article about Second Stone's early success in The Front Page, written by Wayne Hoffman and published in 1995. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hoffman, Wayne. "Gay Christian Publications Cast the Second Stone." The Front Page, vol. 16, no. 24, 1995, p. 13+. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/YNFTIP795973456/AHSI?u=kans96975&sid= AHSI&xid=6c44a702. Accessed 29 June 2020. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/99d3563799e98d6f440b5892ca45f7c8.gif 926d6d30c08cabfd894968d80650fbb9 Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. URL http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/wolfenden_report.html Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Article on Wolfenden Report Description An account of the resource Information about the Wolfenden Report published in glbtq, an encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived glbtq online https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3516b817aa9401d028bcd31fa8159f0c.jpg 362dcf345cfc5e58ababca59b27f324d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-spiritual Leadership YouTube Video A video hosted on YouTube. YouTube ID Eleven-character ID assigned by YouTube iT15sCRHKJU Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound (William Dorsey) Swann was as out as you could be in the 19th century. He was so out that the President of the United States (Grover Cleveland) knew about him. It was well known in Washington D.C. - which is where he lived - that he was the leader of a queer community. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource As early as 1882, William Dorsey Swann, formerly enslaved, became the first person in America known to declare himself a drag queen. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Channing Joseph, BBC REEL - YouTube - October 12, 2020 - 5:36 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT15sCRHKJU Subject The topic of the resource The video discusses a 1888 news report that a drag ball (operated by, William Dorsey Swann, an African American, was raided by the police in Washington D. C. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource William Dorsey Swann: The first "Queen of Drag" | MASTERS OF DRAG | AMERICAN MASTERS | PBS https://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://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://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://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/91fb573bbb21129d644e5144142ff413.pdf 33460f996bc753fa174abe3ba2617aba https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/bbc785f40af37d36d5190fc8dc58fa55.pdf 3f91f9cc808b57b2823e349beff033d5 https://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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://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