The front facade and porch of the house in which Havurat Shalom meets. A small sign to the right of the front door reads, in English and Hebrew, "Havurat Shalom Community."
Kumu Hina, an educator, social and political activist, and Hawaiian cultural practitioner, shares her experience as a transgendered woman exploring her half Hawaiian, half Chinese ancestry. In her talk, she shares about a recent trip to China which…
Our community is vibrant, resilient, and robust, but it does not yet own the brick-and-mortar spaces it needs to commune, heal, and build. The South has the largest LGBTQ+ population in the United States – with Atlanta being a Black Queer (BlaQueer)…
From “Shedding a StraightJacket” produced by GLBT Historical Society, October 1996; Paul Gabriel, videographer and curator; Edd Dundas, editor and duplicator.
Alastair Heron writes a lengthy response on behalf of the working group to the criticisms that have been voiced by Friends and other commentators. This is published in The Friend on April 12th.
Letters between George Gorman (Friends Home Service Committee) and Alastair Heron & Duncan Fairn (study editors) reveal the rush to prepare for printing and distribution.
Audio interview with one of the three performers who travel to different towns to help LGBTQ people having trouble with living their identities to own who they are. They help by talking to the locals they recruit to perform with them and help to open…
Today, Hijra performs dances, songs, and blessings at both births and weddings of Hindus. To many Hindus, hijras benefit a baby when they confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child. One to two days after a marriage ceremony—hijras will…