36 20 2500 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4a27ef24511a9177b009d51bc66b4c75.jpg 4fb9200f7c2ec89d87e30875ca0e5f77 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Erin Swenson broke new ground within mainstream Christian Protestant faith groups on October 22, 1996, when the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, by a vote of 186 to 161, sustained her ordination as a Presbyterian minister. Erin had transitioned from male to female in 1995/96 after 23 years of ordained service, and with the Presbytery’s vote in 1996 she became the first mainstream minister to make a gender transition while remaining in ordained office. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/erin-swenson/Pic%20piano.jpg" />Young Swenson playing parents’ grand piano.Erin was born Eric Karl Swenson in Buffalo, New York, in 1947. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia with her family in 1957 and attended Sandy Springs High School before entering the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1965. She met her wife in 1967, and entered Columbia Theological Seminary in 1970, just four months after the birth of their first daughter. After graduating from Columbia with honors in 1973 and completing a clinical internship, Erin became Minister of Education at First Presbyterian Church of Dalton, Georgia. After the difficult birth of their second daughter in 1976, which left her severely disabled, the family moved back to Atlanta where Erin completed a graduate degree in Pastoral Counseling while working as a Clinical Chaplain at the Georgia Retardation Center. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/erin-swenson/Pic%20Camp%20Calvin.jpg" />Met Sigrid (pictured here), later wife, in 1967 at Camp Calvin in Atlanta. Erin joined the staff of the Atlanta Psychiatric Clinic and Center for Personal Growth in 1981 as a pastoral clinical psychotherapist after completing her Th.M. in Pastoral Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary. In 1984, she became Director of the Center for Pastoral Care, a joint ministry of Peachtree Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Erin co-founded, with Karen Faulk, the Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy in 1987, where she kept her practice until her gender transition in 1995. In 1995, Erin was awarded the Distinguished Service to the State award by the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for her work in advancing Georgia’s professional licensing legislation. She also co-founded, and for ten years led, the Premarital Workshop, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, during which time nearly 1,000 couples were assisted in preparation for life together. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/erin-swenson/Pic%20Roy%20Barnes.jpg" />Erin with daughter Lara meeting with Georgia governor Roy Barnes about Medicaid waiting list. While studying for her doctorate she was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, and completed her Ph.D. in Psychological Services at Columbia Pacific University in 1989. Erin’s gender transition was a turbulent time for her personally. Her marriage ended in 1995, at about the same time that the church challenge was beginning. Her clinical practice took a sharp nosedive because of the local publicity of her gender transition, and by the end of 1996, she was all but unemployed. She began the slow reconstruction of her counseling by specializing in gender and gender identity issues for individuals and couples. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/erin-swenson/Pic%20Susan.jpg" />Erin & Susan Craig lead sold-out  luncheon program on Bisexual & Trans Presbyterians at 2002 General Assembly.  In 1999, Erin co-founded, with Raja Qasim, the Southern Association for Gender Education, Inc. (SAGE), an interfaith educational agency devoted to providing gender education for colleges, universities, medical groups, and faith organizations. Through SAGE Erin has presented her program across the country since 1999 in settings both large and small, from Massachusetts to San Francisco. In 1998, she was elected to the Board of More Light Presbyterians, an organization devoted to the full inclusion of GLBT people in the life and ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served as co-moderator from 2000-2002. <img src="http://rollingthestoneaway.org/media/profile/erin-swenson/Pic%20sandwich.jpg" />LGBT “sandwich”—Susan Craig, Bear Ride, Erin, Michael Adee.Erin continues to maintain warm relationships with her former spouse and their two daughters as well as her extended family. She also continues to practice as a gender specialist in her practice in downtown Atlanta. According to Erin, “My ministry is about bringing full understanding and compassion not just for people who are differently gendered, but for everyone who lives in a culture where rigid gender roles impose unhealthy and unrealistic expectations for abundant living.” (This biographical statement provided by Erin Swenson.) Biographical Text Erin Swenson broke new ground within mainstream Christian Protestant faith groups on October 22, 1996, when the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, by a vote of 186 to 161, sustained her ordination as a Presbyterian minister. Erin had transitioned from male to female in 1995/96 after 23 years of ordained service, and with the Presbytery’s vote in 1996 she became the first mainstream minister to make a gender transition while remaining in ordained office. Erin was born Eric Karl Swenson in Buffalo, New York, in 1947. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia with her family in 1957 and attended Sandy Springs High School before entering the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1965. She met her wife in 1967, and entered Columbia Theological Seminary in 1970, just four months after the birth of their first daughter. After graduating from Columbia with honors in 1973 and completing a clinical internship, Erin became Minister of Education at First Presbyterian Church of Dalton, Georgia. After the difficult birth of their second daughter in 1976, which left her severely disabled, the family moved back to Atlanta where Erin completed a graduate degree in Pastoral Counseling while working as a Clinical Chaplain at the Georgia Retardation Center. Erin joined the staff of the Atlanta Psychiatric Clinic and Center for Personal Growth in 1981 as a pastoral clinical psychotherapist after completing her Th.M. in Pastoral Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary. In 1984, she became Director of the Center for Pastoral Care, a joint ministry of Peachtree Presbyterian Church and the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Erin co-founded, with Karen Faulk, the Brookwood Center for Psychotherapy in 1987, where she kept her practice until her gender transition in 1995. In 1995, Erin was awarded the Distinguished Service to the State award by the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for her work in advancing Georgia’s professional licensing legislation. She also co-founded, and for ten years led, the Premarital Workshop, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, during which time nearly 1,000 couples were assisted in preparation for life together. While studying for her doctorate she was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, and completed her Ph.D. in Psychological Services at Columbia Pacific University in 1989. Erin’s gender transition was a turbulent time for her personally. Her marriage ended in 1995, at about the same time that the church challenge was beginning. Her clinical practice took a sharp nosedive because of the local publicity of her gender transition, and by the end of 1996, she was all but unemployed. She began the slow reconstruction of her counseling by specializing in gender and gender identity issues for individuals and couples. In 1999, Erin co-founded, with Raja Qasim, the Southern Association for Gender Education, Inc. (SAGE), an interfaith educational agency devoted to providing gender education for colleges, universities, medical groups, and faith organizations. Through SAGE Erin has presented her program across the country since 1999 in settings both large and small, from Massachusetts to San Francisco. In 1998, she was elected to the Board of More Light Presbyterians, an organization devoted to the full inclusion of GLBT people in the life and ministry of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). She served as co-moderator from 2000-2002. Erin continues to maintain warm relationships with her former spouse and their two daughters as well as her extended family. She also continues to practice as a gender specialist in her practice in downtown Atlanta. According to Erin, “My ministry is about bringing full understanding and compassion not just for people who are differently gendered, but for everyone who lives in a culture where rigid gender roles impose unhealthy and unrealistic expectations for abundant living.” (This biographical statement provided by Erin Swenson.) 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 Erin Swenson Erin Swenson Presbyterian https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a03211e7f078d1118891d210739570e5.jpg 958fbe8e91c9714e2ef6ecd2e28d5efb https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4921deb015443099c07497b81d3b396e.jpg d9a133e91ac1a6181050fd7429d1d888 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7dd31a6c57b1c96735c64672d72f9a0d.jpg f4ed278b9a6712022eb16c9a6cfd3856 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. Erwin C. Barron Stole Text Erwin C. Barron I have been your pastor for ten years, ten years of weekly wearing this stole to worship a loving God. Ten years of teaching your children and youth with questions, explorations, faith and hugs. Ten years of marrying your brides and grooms with laughter and joy. Ten years of burying your loved ones with tears and shared grief. Ten years of studying the Bible together, exploring God's word for our lives. Ten years of living the Christian life together, traveling God's journey together. Yet, you did not know me, for I hid in fear and secrecy. And when, finally, God sent me the love of my life, when we committed ourselves in faith and covenant to live together in love, you reject me! As an honest, loving, "partnered" gay man, I cannot be your pastor, cannot wear this stole. I do not fit your view of morality, your exclusive club. So, I must leave the Presbyterian ministry, with tears and regret, but leave I must. Sending this stole as my witness. Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story This stole was one of the original 80 stoles that were on display on Sept. 16, 1995 when I set aside my ordination before Heartland Presbytery (see stole #1 for details). Over the years we were asked a number of times to change something written on a stole, ususally because someone who had been closeted was now out and wanted to add their name, or to amend a story. This particular stole saw three different manifestations. We first received it in 1995, identified only by the initials "E.B." About a year later, Erwin sent us a letter telling us that he had decided to leave his very successful youth ministry position at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. He and his partner were planning a commitment ceremony, and he no longer felt he could remain closeted. Although he felt this would be the end of his career in parish ministry, he wasn't sure what would come next, so he asked that we add his new story anonymously. About a year later, though, Erwin finally was ready to add the third and most important piece to his stole -- his full name. Erwin was President of the founding Board of the Shower of Stoles Project before returning to graduate school to pursue a PhD in ethics. He is now living in California. 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 30 Title A name given to the resource Erwin C. Barron Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Erwin C. Barron California Church Trials Minneapolis Minnesota Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/97925daa23468d2a0b0d22f7814d3c8c.jpg a253f64605c7623c5011cae0b1801f28 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 AM applying to the La. ABC Board for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages at retail at the following address: The Upstairs, 604 Iberville St., in the Parish of Orleans. Philip J. Esteve, Prop. AM applying to the Collector of Revenue, State of Louisiana, for a permit to sell beer at retail at the following address: The Upstairs, 604 Iberville St., in the Parish of Orleans. Philip J. Esteve, Prop. 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 Esteve Prepares to Open Upstairs Lounge Description An account of the resource Philip Esteve applies for liquor license for 604 Iberville Street. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Times-Picayune, October 11, 1970 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/edb99a14e3c720194faa629e43d4825d.jpeg 686dd7b083161185334203b010446aad 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 Eunuchs of the Mughal empire. Subject The topic of the resource The privileged life that Mughal eunuchs enjoyed. Description An account of the resource Francisco Pelsaert, during his visit to the Mughal court as a Dutch merchant in the seventeenth century, took notes on the prestige and power enjoyed by the third gender, or eunuchs, in the imperial household. “They can get whatever they desire- fine horses to ride, servants to attend them outside, and female slaves inside the house, clothes as fine and smart as those of their master himself,” he is noted to have written in his travelogue. The elevated stature of eunuchs during the Mughal era has been documented for years by foreign travelers and historians. “Even the stigmatized community of hijras in India today seem to carry something of the special powers, the baraka, of the eunuchs of earlier times, and they invoke Mughal eunuchs as their ancestors.” Historian Ruby Lal uncovered this history in her article ‘Harem and eunuchs: Liminality and Networks of Mughal Authority.’ Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived When eunuchs were the mid-rung of power in the Mughal empire, by Adrija Roychowdhury, The Indian Express. New Delhi, July 19, 2018. https://indianexpress.com/article/research/eunuch-security-guards-bihar-mughal-empire-history-5266102/ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e899f21c9436b528ee365986527f7943.jpg 9b3dbe0645bec515df1d0114dfaa852f 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. Issue Number The number of the issue (within a volume) 117 Publication Year The year the issue was published 1989 Publication Date The date the issue was published October 1989 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 Evangelicals Together Newsletter Description An account of the resource An early ad for Second Stone as published in the October 1989 issue of the Evangelicals Together Newsletter. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Actions and Events 1987-1997. Action: Federal Building AA89.1006 1989: Documents 1989, 1. 1989. MS ACT UP Los Angeles Records: Actions and Events 1987-1997 Box 5, Folder 44. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives. Archives of Sexuality and Gender, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/NBGKTG855761771/AHSI?u= kans96975&sid=AHSI&xid=c14300ef. Accessed 29 June 2020. 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. Eve Hinderer Stole Text EVE HINDERER Park Slope United Methodist Church Brooklyn, New York I was immediately drawn into the warmth of the ministry of PSUMC and was impressed with the outreach of the Central American festival. I visited for two years while still at Judson Church. In the spring of 1988, I adopted Park Slope Methodist as my church. My first role in the church was to organize the Central American festival. This began my sojourn as chair of the social action committee, a position I had for two and a half years. For a period of 6 months thereafter, I created and chaired the Reconciling Task force, an effort to probe any special needs we had, and to inquire into our identity as a distinct group in the congregation. The response was erratic, and the effort, I felt, insufficiently supported, and I terminated the group. Before leaving NYC last year, I was serving on the nominating committee, was secretary of United Methodist Women, and was attending Reconciling Committee meetings. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story This is one of thirty one stoles from Park Slope United Methodist Church included in a display of UM stoles at the 2000 General Conference of the UMC in Cleveland. All are made from identically sized pieces in turquoise, lavender and purple cotton batik, With only 200 members, Park Slope has donated the largest number of stoles to the collection from a single United Methodist congregation. A diverse community, Park Slope's creed is: Hand in hand, we the people of the Park Slope United Methodist Church -- black and white, straight and gay, old and young, rich and poor -- unite as a loving community, in covenant with God and the Creation. Summoned by our faith in Jesus Christ, we commit ourselves to the humanization of urban life and to physical and spiritual growth. A scrappy congregation utterly committed to putting their faith into action, Park Slope has been unrelenting in its pursuit of justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the UMC. 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/. 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Text Any textual data included in the document MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CONTINUES Over 60 people have siged up for 1975 membership so far, with almost no prompting from the committee. Another 40 would make it more feasible for us to pay the rent at our new place, when we find one. Annual dues: $18, payable in up to three install- ments, the last of which must be in by January 30 to qualify for a vote in elections for the new board. A few members have given us checks for $30, which was last year's dues figure, and we accepted them gratefully. Get membership forms from and give checks to Jeff Katz. 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 Excerpt from a 1975 newsletter from CBST Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/c9b57582365b1a908c82ce363a797284.jpg 6cd4c9ca8bdbc0d384c5183c86ebaffa 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 Congregation Beth Simchat Torah is delighted to invite you to join us on Friday, September 11, 1992, 14 Elul 5752 at 8:00 p.m. for Shabbat services and the installation of our first rabbi Rabbi Sharon A. Kleinbaum Installation Address: Rabbi Alexander Schindler, President. Union of American Hebrew Congregations Onet Shabbat reception to follow 57 Bethune STreet, New York 212-929-9498 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 Excerpt from Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum’s Installation Drash, Installation Invitation Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Courtesy of Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ca5986338c9dcaf84de9049644b84e07.pdf c9edbe6a2e5b152987ee0dc4568fe414 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 Dear Mr. Lieber: We stood at the base of Mount Sinai as one Jewish people. We endured together at Auschwitz as one Jewish people. We rallied, fought, and won the land of Israel for all Jewish people as one Jewish people. Sadly, the concept of one Jewish people, which has sustained us through thousands of years, is in peril within the ranks of the West Side Jewish Community Council. Your project, the Jewish Peoplehood Fair, is being used as a staffing ground by a bigoted and vocal minority to divide rather than to unite. We of Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, New York's Gay Synagogue, sought in good faith and with the best motives to participate in the Fair, but our participation was blocked by a segment of the Council that believes one part of the Jewish community has the right to deny another part the full enjoyment of Jewish life. Although we stand firm in our position that we are well within our rights to demand participation in the fair, although numerous members of the council have backed us in this, although governmental agencies concerned with Human Rights have assured us that our participation cannot be denied us, the members, congregants, and friends of the Gay Synagogue of New York have chosen not to press for inclusion in the Fair at this time. Our decision stems, in part, from an awareness that we have become a focal point for infighting and intrigues that seem to be the order of the day at the West Side Jewish Community Council. Should we continue to press for our rights, and should serious division occur within the ranks of the Council, it is inevitable that gay Jews would be used as scapegoats to take the blame for all the troubles of the Council, just as all Jews have been used throughout history as scapegoats for the troubles of others. In spite of the injury that has been perpetrated upon us because of this matter, the larger issue of human rights and dignity for all Jewish people remains our uppermost concern. We choose to take the lead in easing above petty prejudice and squabbles. Therefore, we have come to our decision for Shalom Bayis, and for our deep commitment to the principles of Am Israel, One Jewish People. But, let it be noted, we are withdrawing our application only for the 1982 Fair. We hope that those in the Council who have the true feeling of community in their hearts and minds can comprehend the sadness and bitterness within our congregation. Be assured that we will continue to strive toward the day when the term "One Jewish People" can be more to us than an empty slogan. IRVING COOPERBERG, CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 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 Excerpts from The Jewish Week, 1992 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CBST Archives https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5e9606b9beefab80b1c2f708af57091d.pdf 9f4f835b242979606ca6add7225742f7 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 Dialogue January, 1964 Sex is an explosive subject whenever it is discussed. It is particularly explosive for college students. This report attempts to analyze sexual morality objectively and understandingly. Whiel many think about sex, rarely do they individually attempt to analyze it in moral terms. There is a morality to human actions and we must attempt to discover what it is for sex. To stimulate this search, we reprint this report which will challenge the beliefs of many. We want to change; we do want thought. But, be careful of rationalization. Sex is a psychological drive so strong as to easily lead to self-deception, which either rejects it or succumbs to it. Anyone who will use this article as an excuse for sexual license is a fool who ignores an opportunity to attempt to realistically come to terms with himself and perverts the search for insight and understanding into a tool of his own whim. The Editors These exerpts are taken from a report published by the British Society of Friends which represented solely the views of the individual members of The Friends who prepared this statement. [This article contains lengthy excerpts from Towards a Quaker View of Sex.] DIALOGUE January, 1964 Vol. Iv., No. 1 DIALOGUE Dialogue is a journal of significant discussion pledged to stimulate a free clash of opinion. By reflecting thought of all persuasions, we are seeking to challenge the intellect and motivate active social concern. editor-in-chief: Brian Olmstead managing editor: Adam J. Sorkin associatge editors: Judith L. Bourne, Richard Greenblatt, Chris Kinder, Stephen LeRoy, Fred M. Rosen, Nancy Rosen art editor: Amy Vladeck cover design: Peter Salwen first wood cut: Joel Perlman second wood cut: Forrest German advisor: William Rogers Dialogue is published by the education are of the Cornell United Religious Work. Opinions expressed in signed articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors nor does any comment necessarily represent that position of CURW. 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 Excerpts in Dialogue journal Jan 1964 Description An account of the resource The journal Dialogue, published by Cornell United Religious Work, published significant excerpts from the study in its January 1964 issue. These excepts focused on sexual practice and morality; homosexuality largely ignored, Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived HSC Quaker Group on Homosexuality records, Friends House, London https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a1b0a823ba4ed657de0908dc26ec62cf.jpg f7e92209e710d67d2cd5aeb307b67c25 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 Exhibition Cover Image https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a6a6d1b7b4306ef367973e52b81c8c1e.jpg 702d9bbf9921e73f32d8b507719f0b58 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 Expulsion of the Jesuits from Spain and New Spain Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tumacacori National Historic Park, Arizona: National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/tuma/learn/historyculture/jesuit-expulsion.htm#:~:text=King%20Carlos%20III%20of%20Spain,special%20courier%20from%20the%20viceroy. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Image https://www.quora.com/Why-were-the-Jesuits-expelled-from-the-Americas-in-1767 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f255886765194c9a42c4bd4b6b0feefb.png 966e88d4973ac09d5b577957d79ac226 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 Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries (ELM): Participating Organization Profile Description An account of the resource <a href="https://www.elm.org/">Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries</a> affirms and supports LGBTQIA+ Lutheran rostered leaders and those pursuing a call to rostered leadership, while engaging allied congregations and ministries to proclaim God’s love and seek  justice for all. ELCA Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries Lutheran https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/32a15a6769b1fc0c5ecbb0f997904ab0.jpg 6cb271bca0a20ffa913699209631a280 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/d3611d0f4d867df0460655857822d6e6.jpg 5eefc5253b087fba80f52a26ad87a917 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. F. L. (Church of the Covenant, Boston MA) Stole Text F. L. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST/PRESBYTERIAN Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story This is one of 52 stoles donated to the Shower of Stoles collection by members and staff of Church of the Covenant. Although each of the stoles is unique, all of them are tied together by the inclusion of a piece cloth from a common bolt of blue and ivory material somewhere in the stole. Covenant is both a More Light and Open and Affirming Congregation. Their strong and public advocacy on behalf of LGBT persons in the life and leadership of the church has drawn many LBGT persons to become a part of the Covenant church family. Their 52 stoles represent the largest subset of stoles given to the collection by any one congregation. Church of the Covenant, a federated United Church of Christ and Presbyterian Church, is steeped in history. Located just off the Boston Commons, the Gothic revival building erected in the mid-1800's was one of the first churches built in the Back Bay area. In the 1890's the sanctuary was completely redecorated by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co., including the creation of an extraordinary set of Tiffany stained-glass windows and a chandelier that is said to be the first electrified light installed in a public building by Thomas Edison. Covenant's history of social justice and human rights work is equally rich. When I visited Covenant, I was intrigued to learn that the church was a designated stop along the "Boston Women's Heritage Trail." One of Covenant's members, Abbie Child, was the head of the Women's Board of Missions of the Congregational Church in the late 1800's. Another member, Dr. Elsa Meder, was one of the first women ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. Elizabeth Rice and Alice Hageman, ordained in 1974 and 1975 respectively, were the first women to serve as pastors at a Back Bay church. When they were joined by Donna Day Lower, the church became the only one in the United States with three women clergy. Since opening the "Women's Lunch Place" in 1982, the church has served as a haven for poor women and their children. It is fitting, then, that one of the Tiffany windows is "Four Women of the Bible," including Miriam, Deborah, Mary of Bethany, and Dorcas. Covenant remains on the forefront of work for equality and justice, and is active in the LGBT Welcoming movement in the Boston area and beyond. 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 778 Title A name given to the resource F. L. (Church of the Covenant, Boston MA) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Boston, Massachusetts (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Church of the Covenant Boston Feminism Massachusetts More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e85f9b48b2047486868d8954d4c0bf96.jpeg a0e534f566e16f5e378925583de1dd34 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 Fa'afafine, fakaleitī, fakafifine — understanding the Pacific's alternative gender expressions Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived By Alan Weedon, Posted Fri 30 Aug 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-31/understanding-the-pacifics-alternative-gender-expressions/11438770 Description An account of the resource Indigenous forms of gender expression have cross-pollinated with western forms to create new forms of gender expression in the Pacific Islands. Discrimination still prevails despite perception of acceptance. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/84db1ec7d531de328d3fcaecc82be021.jpg 1dc0472da4a13ba9c6bba26bf9626399 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Facing West 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 Facing west: The metaphysics of Indian-hating and empire-building Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Richard Drinnon, University of Oklahoma Press, 1980. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/73fdeba03df2f5eb017a96e95310b8c7.pdf 6ec9dd8f715343ab9b6c3404e16c9bb6 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 The Gay Synagogue Beth Simchat Torah Post Office Box 1270, GPO New York, N. Y. 10001 It is difficult to fit Beth Simchat Torah into one of the traditional categories of synagogues in America: Orthodox, Conservative or Reformed. The Gay Synagogue conforms to none of them, borrows from all of them, adds a generous note of Hassidic joy and a special flavor of love and spirituality all its own. Call it an Experimental Synagogue if it must be characterized and indeed the form and content of the services are constantly changing. The Gay Synagogue is more than a house of worship. Rather it is dedicated to a total immersion in Jewishness and enjoyment of the many facets of the rich Jewish heritage: language, literature, music, customs, traditions, history, holidays, modern Israel to name a few. The founders and most of the men and women who attend are homosexuals. Why a separate synagogue for gays? Probably there are as many reasons as there are people in attendance. Some find it difficult to relate to Establishment congregations in which they are shunned unless they conceal their predilections. Others have lost interest in a religious life altogether but find a special rapport with this group. Still others, with no religious background whatsoever, are eager to establish a Jewish identity within their own special framework. Perhaps the greatest attraction of all is the opportunity openly to enjoy one's Jewishness and one's gayness. HISTORY The Gay Synagogue's origins were quite spontaneous. A few friends, mindful of the success of the Metropolitan Community Church, a gay Protestant church, decided to form a Jewish counterpart. One person took the initiative. He obtained space in the same Episcopal Church that hosts MCC. He 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 Fact sheet/flyer for The Gay Synagogue Beth Simchat Torah, ~1974-1975 Description An account of the resource In 1973, the Gay Synagogue was felt to be enough of an oddity to require some explanation, even some justification for its existence. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York City, NY https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9afe77c1047f7e95a5c3d6c485ec078c.jpg 659f683aee3a91fb876f14acb8f9f476 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e498d40b51a7b791ac4cc29d38c9fb8d.jpg 22caaefa43734b0a4dd8cc5b03a26013 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 Fairn biographical info Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of the Society of Friends, London. Reproduced by permission of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. Description An account of the resource Biographical data on Richard Duncan Fairn from the Dictionary of Quaker Biography. https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/4790f16cba1f464b12cf9445aa047186.jpg c9dc9bcfcb4fff5e1e5a38e65babdc27 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 Faisal Alam 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. Faith Hope Love - Reconciling Ministries Network's Convocation (Solidarity Stole) Stole Text Faith Hope Love Reconciling Ministries Network’s Convocation Nashville, TN September 2007 This stole, and hundreds like it, was created by Parents Reconciling Network, an extension ministry of RMN. These stoles are distributed at every gathering of RMN and the wider United Methodist Church as a visible witness in support of ending the denomination’s anti-homosexual stance. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2007 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 1176 Title A name given to the resource Faith Hope Love - Reconciling Ministries Network's Convocation (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 Nashville, Tennessee (USA) Ally Methodist Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Tennessee United Methodist Church