62 20 2479 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/5c794dbe1a06c03754e14c687ca3b9a6.pdf a8ce56baa70911f813f42cf9f6d089a0 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 THE MATTACHINE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BOX 1032 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20013 NEWS RELEASE HOMOSEXUALS MEET WITH CLERGY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON AREA COUNCIL ON RELIGION AND THE HOMOSEXUAL FORMED Tho second meeting, here in Washington and in the eastern part of tho country, between representatives of the homosexual community and members of the clergy, took place on Monday, May 24, 1965. Highlight of the three-hour mooting was the formal establishment, as a continuing organization, of The Washington Area Council on Religion and the Homosexual. For the present, pending the adoption of a formal internal structure, the Council has two co-chairmen - one, a distinguished local clergyman; the other, a member of the Mattachine Society of Washington. Nine clergymen of the following denominations were present: Congregationalist, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman Catholic. Among the areas in which the Council will work are: (1) To seek to remedy the alienation and estrangement which now exist between the individual homosexual and the religious community. (2) To explore the question of the role of tho clergy in the homosexuals' fight for his civil liberties and his human rights, and in his effort to eliminate the adverse discrimination which he faces. The May 24 meeting was devoted primarily to discussion of problems of the denial of civil liberties to homosexuals. Another meeting of the Council is planned for June 25. For additional information, contact: The Mattachine Society of Washington Post Office Box 1032 Washington, D.C. 20013 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 Mattachine Society of Washington DC Press Release Announcing Formation of Washington Area CRH Description An account of the resource Organization Collection, Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Repository: <a href="http://www.gaycenter.org/community/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Archive of LGBT History</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/a86dd75cab820b6059379fd60fe046bc.pdf 9c426b0084a8fadf0b686e0c7a8cbc32 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 The Mattachine Society of Washington Committee on Religious Concerns Statement of Purpose I. It is the purpose of this committee to approach the clergy, the leaders, and the laity of all religious groups in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C., in orders: A. To effect the integration of the individual homosexual into the religious life of the community: 1. By discussing with clergymen, religious leaders, and laity, singly and in groups, a clarification of the place and the role of the homosexual, as such, in the various religious congregations, leading to elimination of the rejection encountered by most homosexuals in most religious bodies. 2. By establishing a referral service composed of knowledgeable clergymen, so that homosexuals, their parents, and their families, who desire assistance in regard to spiritual and religious problems involving homosexuality may be referred to an appropriate counselor. 3. By acting as liaison, as may be needed, between the religious community and the homosexual community of the greater Washington area. B. To enlist the moral support and the active assistance of religious groups in metropolitan Washington, in the homosexuals' struggle for civil liberties and for human and social rights, acting with the assurance that religion seeks to promote basic freedoms for every individual, as irrespective of sexual orientation as of religion and race. C. To inform the clergy, the leaders, and the laity of all religious groups about homosexuals and homosexuality: 1. By aiding religious groups and religious leaders in the obtaining of accurate information (traditionally difficult to secure) about homosexuals and homosexuality, and suggesting informative publications and recommending or furnishing qualified lecturers on the subject of homosexuality. 2. By encouraging inter-religious discussion of homosexuality, and providing clergymen and religious leaders who believe that society should no longer ignore a social problem of vast dimensions, with legitimate opportunities for inter-group exchanges of opinion. II. It is not a purpose of this committee to promulgate any spiritual or theological doctines, but instead to ask each religious body constructively to approach, in its own way, the social, spiritual, and religious problems which arise as a result of present discriminatory attitudes toward homosexuals and homosexuality. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 Mattachine Review Reprint 1963 Description An account of the resource Mattachine Review, published by the San Francisco chapter of the Mattachine Society, reprinted most of the report over four issues--April through July 1963. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GLBT Historical Society, San Francisco, California https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/590eb9bb4a9a28e71d30a8d75db16d76.jpg 060689589d55c8f869519dc3c176b304 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 Mato Canli Win Description An account of the resource Her article reported that it's now safe again for Native Americans to practice their spirituality which had been rendered illegal. <a href="https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/sacred-sundance" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/sacred-sundance</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mato Canli Win, Sacred Sundance. Lakota Times, July 21, 2023. https://www.lakotatimes.com/articles/sacred-sundance/ https://www.sittingbull.org/ http://robert-clinton.com/?page_id=289 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/23c8e5adda858e481cf5b1036f0d6ef1.jpg af724aac33656df3f84c81d0516bd5eb https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/acd948b115fb32884c7cc48f2390e4d0.jpg 85a2262922a2b1802e10e2a6d367267d https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/49cd8be9b808a65b1f07ad25c2b7f170.jpg 528cc3a644f6b4e59f491b8e5b2c2706 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. Mary Martha Thiel Stole Text REV. MARY MARTHA THEIL CHAPLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Boston, MA Church of the Covenant 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/. 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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. Mary M. Wills Stole Text REV. MARY M. WILLS This stole was crafted in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament - in 1981 - by the Committee on Women's Concerns of the Synod of Lincoln Trails. It is given to the Shower of Stoles in loving memory of The Rev. Mary M. Wills - whose life was a constant testimony to God's inclusive love. Given by: The Rev. Carol M. McDonald The Rev. Joy Wilson Myers The Rev. Tricia Dykers-Koenig The Rev. Jill M. Hudson The Rev. Barbara A. Anderson The Rev. Katherine T. Horne The Rev. Ann Philbrick The Rev. Joan M. Marshall The Rev. William H. Lawser The Rev. Douglas J. Tracy The Rev. Lucy Rupe Elder Virginia K. Miller The Rev. Stephen C. Kolderup Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 2001 Contribution Story We have no further information on Mary Wills. This stole, though, is a clear symbol of the high regard with which she is remembered by her colleagues, all of whom listed here are active leaders in the denomination regionally and nationally. 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 840 Title A name given to the resource Mary M. Wills Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown, (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Women's Concerns Committee, Synod of Lincoln Trails Clergy Activist Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology United States Wills, Mary M. Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8ed91c78829d431bf5032fe976b4ef10.jpg 309e591e76a39ce37ea6089b4af80db8 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7a3cf0a42709314026566b0cd06512ae.jpg b1414365f0ffbb3ee0d79cbbf85fe52c https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7b5a7d626a2013899475379d3df10035.jpg ee3cb8f058895798356553caaa54329f 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. Mary L. (Burlington, VT) Stole Text daughter sister aunt partner friend Christian nurse deacon lesbian AIDS "Buddy" Mary L. Burlington, VT Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This stole came to us along with two other stoles from Vermont. We have no other information about the donor. 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 229 Title A name given to the resource Mary L. (Burlington, VT) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Burlington, Vermont (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mary L. AIDS Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Vermont Women and Religion YouTube Video A video hosted on YouTube. Embed Code The html embed codes for this object. <iframe width="600" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IK4mwTP2iDE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> 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 Mary Hunt on RTSA Mary Hunt https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9d56738a1ee75bb4c0c69ea88013e7ba.jpg 28afcd5a05791fc66bff7aa62924b062 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D., is a feminist theologian who is co-founder and co-director of the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. A Catholic active in the women-church movement, she lectures and writes on theology and ethics with particular attention to social justice concerns. Dr. Hunt received her Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California (1980). She also received the Masters in Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (1979) and the Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (1974). Her undergraduate degree in Theology and Philosophy is from Marquette University (1972). She completed Clinical Pastoral Education and is fluent in Spanish. She spent several years teaching and working on women's issues and human rights in Argentina as a participant in the Frontier Internship in Mission Program. She continues that work through WATER's project, "Women Crossing Worlds," an ongoing exchange with Latin American women. Dr. Hunt was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at Georgetown University for five years. She has lectured and taught at numerous institutions. For the 2000-2001 academic year she was a Research Fellow at Harvard Divinity School’s Center for the Study of Values in Public Life. She has taught online and in summer programs at Iliff School of Theology and Pacific School of Religion, and in the summer at Lancaster Theological Seminary. She teaches periodically at the Evangelical Theological Seminary (SET) in Matanzas, Cuba. She is the editor of A Guide for Women in Religion: Making Your Way from A to Z (Palgrave, 2004) and a co-editor (with Kecia Ali and Monique Moultrie) of the revised version (2014) She is a co-editor, with Patricia Beattie Jung and Radhika Balakrishnan, of Good Sex: Feminist Perspectives from the World’s Religions (Rutgers University Press, 2001). She is the author of Fierce Tenderness: A Feminist Theology of Friendship (Crossroad Publishing Company, 1991), which was awarded the Crossroad Women's Studies Prize. She edited From Woman-Pain to Woman-Vision: Writings in Feminist Theology (Fortress Press, 1989) by Anne McGrew Bennett. She edited La sfida del femminismo alla teologia.The Challenge of Feminism to Theology, with Rosino Gibellini, (Queriniana,1980). Among her many publications are articles in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Concilium, Conscience, ReligionDispatches.org, and Mandragora. She has published chapters in books such as Living Cosmology: Christian Responses to Journey of the Universe (ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim), PopeFrancis in Postcolonial Reality: Complexities, Ambiguities, & Paradoxes. (ed. Nicolas Panotto), “Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century: Technology, Dialogue, and Expanding Borders (ed. Gina Messina-Dysert and Rosemary Radford Ruether), Querida Ivone: Amorosas Cartas de Teologia & Feminismo,( Ed. Nancy Cardoso e Claudio Carvalhaes), Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms (ed. Kathleen T. Talvacchia, Michael F. Pettinger, and Mark Larrimore), “Women, Sex, and Religion,” with Patricia Beattie Jung, Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, (ed. David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, and Stanton Marlan),The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice,  (ed. Michael D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess), Queer Religion: LGBT Movements and Queering Religion, Volume 2, (ed. Donald Boisvert and Jay Emerson Johnson). New Feminist Christianity, (ed. Mary E. Hunt and Diann L. Neu), Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect (ed. Rosemary Radford Ruether), Heterosexism in Contemporary World Religion: Problem and Prospect (ed. Marvin M. Ellison and Judith Plaskow), God Forbid (ed. Kathleen Sands), Sexuality and the Sacred (ed. James Nelson and Sandra Longfellow), Feminist Theological Ethics (ed. Lois Daly), Sexual Diversity and Catholicism (ed. Patricia Beattie Jung), and Women’s Voices and Visions of the Church: Reflections from North America (ed. Letty M. Russell, Aruna Gnanadason, and J. Shannon Clarkson), as well as entries in the Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America (ed. Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether). Mary is a member of the Society for Christian Ethics and the American Academy of Religion where she co-chaired the Women and Religion Section. She is an advisor to the Women's Ordination Conference. She is a member of the Editorial Board of I.B. Taurus. Mary is active in the Women-Church Convergence and through WATER participates in the National Religious Leadership Roundtable. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her partner, Diann L. Neu, and their daughter, Catherine Fei Min Hunt-Neu. (This revised biographical profile provided by Mary E. Hunt, 2017) Biographical Text Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D., is a feminist theologian who is co-founder and co-director of the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics, and Ritual (WATER) in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. A Catholic active in the women-church movement, she lectures and writes on theology and ethics with particular attention to social justice concerns. Dr. Hunt received her Ph.D. from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California (1980). She also received the Masters in Divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (1979) and the Masters in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School (1974). Her undergraduate degree in Theology and Philosophy is from Marquette University (1972). She completed Clinical Pastoral Education and is fluent in Spanish. She spent several years teaching and working on women's issues and human rights in Argentina as a participant in the Frontier Internship in Mission Program. She continues that work through WATER's project, "Women Crossing Worlds," an ongoing exchange with Latin American women. Dr. Hunt was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at Georgetown University for five years. She has lectured and taught at numerous institutions. For the 2000-2001 academic year she was a Research Fellow at Harvard Divinity School’s Center for the Study of Values in Public Life. She has taught online and in summer programs at Iliff School of Theology and Pacific School of Religion, and in the summer at Lancaster Theological Seminary. She teaches periodically at the Evangelical Theological Seminary (SET) in Matanzas, Cuba. She is the editor of A Guide for Women in Religion: Making Your Way from A to Z (Palgrave, 2004) and a co-editor (with Kecia Ali and Monique Moultrie) of the revised version (2014) She is a co-editor, with Patricia Beattie Jung and Radhika Balakrishnan, of Good Sex: Feminist Perspectives from the World’s Religions (Rutgers University Press, 2001). She is the author of Fierce Tenderness: A Feminist Theology of Friendship (Crossroad Publishing Company, 1991), which was awarded the Crossroad Women's Studies Prize. She edited From Woman-Pain to Woman-Vision: Writings in Feminist Theology (Fortress Press, 1989) by Anne McGrew Bennett. She edited La sfida del femminismo alla teologia.The Challenge of Feminism to Theology, with Rosino Gibellini, (Queriniana,1980). Among her many publications are articles in the Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion, Concilium, Conscience, ReligionDispatches.org, and Mandragora. She has published chapters in books such as Living Cosmology: Christian Responses to Journey of the Universe (ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim), PopeFrancis in Postcolonial Reality: Complexities, Ambiguities, & Paradoxes. (ed. Nicolas Panotto), “Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century: Technology, Dialogue, and Expanding Borders (ed. Gina Messina-Dysert and Rosemary Radford Ruether), Querida Ivone: Amorosas Cartas de Teologia & Feminismo,( Ed. Nancy Cardoso e Claudio Carvalhaes), Queer Christianities: Lived Religion in Transgressive Forms (ed. Kathleen T. Talvacchia, Michael F. Pettinger, and Mark Larrimore), “Women, Sex, and Religion,” with Patricia Beattie Jung, Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, (ed. David A. Leeming, Kathryn Madden, and Stanton Marlan),The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Social Justice,  (ed. Michael D. Palmer and Stanley M. Burgess), Queer Religion: LGBT Movements and Queering Religion, Volume 2, (ed. Donald Boisvert and Jay Emerson Johnson). New Feminist Christianity, (ed. Mary E. Hunt and Diann L. Neu), Feminist Theologies: Legacy and Prospect (ed. Rosemary Radford Ruether), Heterosexism in Contemporary World Religion: Problem and Prospect (ed. Marvin M. Ellison and Judith Plaskow), God Forbid (ed. Kathleen Sands), Sexuality and the Sacred (ed. James Nelson and Sandra Longfellow), Feminist Theological Ethics (ed. Lois Daly), Sexual Diversity and Catholicism (ed. Patricia Beattie Jung), and Women’s Voices and Visions of the Church: Reflections from North America (ed. Letty M. Russell, Aruna Gnanadason, and J. Shannon Clarkson), as well as entries in the Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America (ed. Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether). Mary is a member of the Society for Christian Ethics and the American Academy of Religion where she co-chaired the Women and Religion Section. She is an advisor to the Women's Ordination Conference. 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Title A name given to the resource Marvin Ellison & OUT Cast Radio Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource A picture of Marvin Ellison wearing his OUT Cast radio T-Shirt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/44d41e0245a82f5f93e503e6a3fe97bc.jpeg aa314700ae717077dbf5b5140228bf42 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 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 Marvin Ellison Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Rev. Marvin Ellison, Ph.D. (he/him) is a person of faith and a gay man whose career has unfolded at the intersection of these core identities. Marvin has a B.A. in religion from Davidson College, a M.A. in religion and society from University of Chicago Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Christian social ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York. As a Professor of Christian Ethics at Bangor Theological Seminary, he taught generations of clergy and chaplains and lectured widely on ethical issues related to human sexuality, health care, and economic justice. He has published numerous essays on same-sex marriage, gender justice in Protestant Christianity, and changing patterns of family life. In addition he is the author of multiple books: Erotic Justice: A Liberating Ethic of Sexuality; Body and Soul: Rethinking Sexuality as Justice-Love; Same-Sex Marriage? A Christian Ethical Analysis; Heterosexism in Contemporary World Religion: Problem and Prospect; Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection; and Making Love Just: Sexual Ethics for Perplexing Times. In 1994 Marvin founded the Religious Coalition Against Discrimination in Maine to support civil rights protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, including the right to marry. In 1997 he founded the Maine Interfaith Council for Reproductive Choices. He has served on the “Out In Scripture” Advisory Board of the Human Rights Campaign’s Religion and Faith Project and the Advisory Board of the Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing. After serving on the board of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. He founded a volunteer chaplaincy program at the health clinic in Portland. He developed and co-hosted the “Queer Spirit” radio series, a program sponsored by OUT Cast radio on WMPG and WERU, two community radio stations in Maine. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison Ellison Marvin 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. Marvin Ellison Stole Text Marvin Ellison Justice-Lover 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 Shower of Stoles Project founder Martha Juillerat set aside her ordination before the Heartland Presbytery (see Stole #1 for details). Click <a href="https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=358">here</a> to read Marvin Ellison's biographic profile in the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network's Profile Gallery. 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 25 Title A name given to the resource Marvin Ellison Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Hollywood, California (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. Mike Smith and Sylvia Thorsen-Smith Ally California Ellison, Marvin Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Smith, Mike Thorsen-Smith, Sylvia https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8698804dbfa965588b01f1571eac14e2.jpg 7c456a5c95b1772a887d8a527d3384c9 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/16d22f83f93acaadfc58359534bdb211.jpg 28ee6513119c0309659ab46717767a31 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. Martha L. Carroll Stole Text Martha L. Carroll Pastor Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) South Bend, IN In 1977 I was ordained as a deacon in the United Methodist Church at the annual conference held in Shreveport, Louisiana. I was presented with this stole. In 1979, I left the UMC and was ordained as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Camden, Arkansas. Every time I look at this stole I am saddened. It is a constant reminder that I can no longer serve in the denomination in which I grew up and loved so much. Even as a Disciple, it has been difficult. This is my 25th year of ordained ministry. In 1996, at the age of 50, I was called to serve full time in this Open and Affirming congregation that has welcomed me and my partner, Sandra Stratton. It has been a wonderful experience. In many ways it makes up for the many years of secular employment, brief interims, and serving in other capacities, all the while waiting to do what I knew in my heart I was called to do. They were not wasted years. I’m glad I kept the faith. I am delighted to be serving this church. I mourn that so many of my brothers and sisters have given up, moved on, or wait with inordinate patience for the church to recognize what God already knows: We, too, are called to serve. Denomination United Methodist Church Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 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 909 Title A name given to the resource Martha L. Carroll Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant South Bend, Indiana (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pastor Martha L. Carroll Carroll, Martha L. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Indiana Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Ordination United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9cb7eca875e92c905185a5d645cff23e.jpg 2381a54ae0f8058d0fd5f5ba034a226a https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/189f2adafc8a98311cf2687239dced64.jpg a5f054f911e3b25f793d9bac136a38d1 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. Martha Juillerat Stole Text MARTHA GRACE JUILLERAT September 16, 1995 This stole was given to me by my parents and my sister on the day I was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. Today, as I set aside my ordination, I am giving away this stole as a symbol of something much more precious that I have chosen to give up for the sake of dignity and justice. I work and pray for the day when all of us can reclaim these stoles, in this denomination. For what does God require of us? Only this: To do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God. (On back: 2-21-87 MGJ) Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story In late 1992, my partner, Tammy Lindahl, and I were serving five rural churches in Heartland Presbytery, the regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church covering western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Over the course of a few months we began coming out to the church, first to trusted friends, and later to the whole presbytery during a church-wide "dialogue" -- a public action which effectively ended our careers in the ministry. Two and a half years later I was forced to "set aside" my ordination before the presbytery. The intervening years were extraordinarily difficult for Tammy and I. We volunteered to participate in other dialogues taking place in presbyteries across Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Arkansas. As two of only three people in the central states who were involved in dialogues at this level, we often felt like we had targets painted on our backs; we received death threats and endured a constant barrage of opposition. Since we had come out publicly and I was to lose my ordination publicly, friends across the country sought a way to support us in an equally public, tangible way. As a part of this effort, eighty gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Presbyterian pastors -- many of whom had been caught in the same net as Tammy and I -- sent us their stoles with letters of support. On Sept. 16, 1995, we pinned the letters to each stole and hung those 80 stoles in the church where I would stand before the presbytery. After making my final statement I took off my own stole, added it to the others, and left the church. Thus began the Shower of Stoles. And as I would come to realize over the years, I gave up my ministry only to discover the greatest ministry I could ever hope to have. 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 1 Title A name given to the resource Martha Juillerat Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Kansas City, Missouri (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Martha Juillerat Clergy Activist Juillerat, Martha Lindahl, Tammy Missouri Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/3d021d3118aafc3f40c0e90e4a83376b.jpg cd59a3b6309a5564c979634a677bb2cf 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 Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March. 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 Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fink, Leonard. "Marsha P. Johnson at the 1982 Pride March." Photograph. 1982. Digital Transgender Archive, https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/6h440s62z (accessed December 05, 2022). https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/35279621e4b8ecc19c7b30de7bdc1444.png 42b5573312d781b788dac1f8c859a198 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 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 Marpheen Chann Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Marpheen Chann is a Portland-based thinker, writer, educator, and speaker on social justice, equity, and inclusion. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Southern Maine and a law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. Currently, he’s on staff at Maine’s Holocaust and Human Rights Center. He also serves as co-president of the Cambodian Community Association of Maine. Marpheen has an intriguing personal journey as a gay man and first-generation Asian American, who was born in California to a Cambodian refugee family and later adopted by an evangelical, white working-class family in Maine. He uses a mix of storytelling and humor to help people view topics such as racism, xenophobia, and homophobia through an intersectional lens. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Marvin Ellison and Tamara Torres-McGovern Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Marpheen Chann https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/69a238ff7988635f46b0eb8142a31421.jpg 3eb7fa2de7dd944d6695d89aaf0cb306 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Marnie Warner, one of four co-authors of the Open and Affirming Resolution in the United Church of Christ, was a key strategist in the passage of Open and Affirming in the Massachusetts Conference and at the 1985 General Synod. Marnie (Margaret) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1950 and baptized in First Congregational Church of Bethel that later joined the UCC. She faithfully attended Sunday School, went to summer camp at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, Conn., and was part of Pilgrim Fellowship. Marnie was the fifth generation to attend this church. She remembers her great-aunt Minnie Carter who was sent from the church as a missionary to Inanda School for Girls in South Africa for forty years. Marnie visited there in 1995. Marnie studied at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to get her Masters degree in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. While attending Simmons, Marnie became involved at Church of the Covenant (COTC) and became Clerk of Council in 1977. In the early 1980’s, Marnie served on the Metropolitan Boston Association’s Committee on Ministry. She was chosen as a delegate from the Massachusetts Conference to the 1983 and 1985 General Synods which is where the Opening and Affirming story unfolds (and is told in this interview). Following that time, Marnie continued to give her time to Conference activities including chairing a search committee for two associate conference ministers and chairing the annual conference program committee. During the 1990’s, Marnie developed a workshop on Making Meetings Work that she taught and trained others to teach at churches throughout the Massachusetts Conference. At COTC, Marnie was on the Board of Deacons, Membership Development Committee and Covenant News. Being a Deacon during the 1980s was challenging as COTC shepherded many gay men through their journey with AIDS. From 1989-1992, Marnie was part of the Committee to Renew the Covenant that successfully raised $1.3 million from church members, foundations and corporations to renovate the church and create space for non-profits. Marnie met rose ann olmstead at COTC and they grew to know each other through a COTC project, Casa Myrna Vazquez, one of the first shelters for women experiencing domestic violence. In 1981, rosi became a minister at COTC and served the congregation for twenty-two years. In 1991, rosi and Marnie took time to travel cross country by bicycle. They both pedaled all 5,250 miles with Cycle America. After over two decades as partners, Marnie and rosi were legally married in Massachusetts at Church of the Covenant in May 2004. Throughout Marnie’s career as a law librarian, she worked to make the law accessible to anyone needing legal information. She held jobs in a law firm and at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners setting up law libraries in prisons. Since 1980 she has worked for the Trial Court overseeing and developing the services of 17 public law libraries that serve the Court, the legal community and the public. Recently she has been involved in Access to Justice. If you asked Marnie what was most exciting about her life, she would answer that “I had the opportunity to experience many firsts in my life–in all of my professional jobs, I was the first person to hold the position; I was a catalyst in Opening and Affirming and had a front row seat to an amazing journey; and was able to legally marry my partner.” (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from information provided by Marnie Warner.) Biographical Text Marnie Warner, one of four co-authors of the Open and Affirming Resolution in the United Church of Christ, was a key strategist in the passage of Open and Affirming in the Massachusetts Conference and at the 1985 General Synod. Marnie (Margaret) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1950 and baptized in First Congregational Church of Bethel that later joined the UCC. She faithfully attended Sunday School, went to summer camp at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, Conn., and was part of Pilgrim Fellowship. Marnie was the fifth generation to attend this church. She remembers her great-aunt Minnie Carter who was sent from the church as a missionary to Inanda School for Girls in South Africa for forty years. Marnie visited there in 1995. Marnie studied at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to get her Masters degree in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. While attending Simmons, Marnie became involved at Church of the Covenant (COTC) and became Clerk of Council in 1977. In the early 1980’s, Marnie served on the Metropolitan Boston Association’s Committee on Ministry. She was chosen as a delegate from the Massachusetts Conference to the 1983 and 1985 General Synods which is where the Opening and Affirming story unfolds (and is told in this interview). Following that time, Marnie continued to give her time to Conference activities including chairing a search committee for two associate conference ministers and chairing the annual conference program committee. During the 1990’s, Marnie developed a workshop on Making Meetings Work that she taught and trained others to teach at churches throughout the Massachusetts Conference. At COTC, Marnie was on the Board of Deacons, Membership Development Committee and Covenant News. Being a Deacon during the 1980s was challenging as COTC shepherded many gay men through their journey with AIDS. From 1989-1992, Marnie was part of the Committee to Renew the Covenant that successfully raised $1.3 million from church members, foundations and corporations to renovate the church and create space for non-profits. Marnie met rose ann olmstead at COTC and they grew to know each other through a COTC project, Casa Myrna Vazquez, one of the first shelters for women experiencing domestic violence. In 1981, rosi became a minister at COTC and served the congregation for twenty-two years. In 1991, rosi and Marnie took time to travel cross country by bicycle. They both pedaled all 5,250 miles with Cycle America. After over two decades as partners, Marnie and rosi were legally married in Massachusetts at Church of the Covenant in May 2004. Throughout Marnie’s career as a law librarian, she worked to make the law accessible to anyone needing legal information. She held jobs in a law firm and at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners setting up law libraries in prisons. Since 1980 she has worked for the Trial Court overseeing and developing the services of 17 public law libraries that serve the Court, the legal community and the public. Recently she has been involved in Access to Justice. If you asked Marnie what was most exciting about her life, she would answer that “I had the opportunity to experience many firsts in my life–in all of my professional jobs, I was the first person to hold the position; I was a catalyst in Opening and Affirming and had a front row seat to an amazing journey; and was able to legally marry my partner.” (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from information provided by Marnie Warner.) 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 Marnie Warner Marnie Warner https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/1764ef2cd6f961c1d35d4aab75071829.jpg 3eb7fa2de7dd944d6695d89aaf0cb306 Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Marnie Warner, one of four co-authors of the Open and Affirming Resolution in the United Church of Christ, was a key strategist in the passage of Open and Affirming in the Massachusetts Conference and at the 1985 General Synod. Marnie (Margaret) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1950 and baptized in First Congregational Church of Bethel that later joined the UCC. She faithfully attended Sunday School, went to summer camp at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, Conn., and was part of Pilgrim Fellowship. Marnie was the fifth generation to attend this church. She remembers her great-aunt Minnie Carter who was sent from the church as a missionary to Inanda School for Girls in South Africa for forty years. Marnie visited there in 1995. Marnie studied at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to get her Masters degree in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. While attending Simmons, Marnie became involved at Church of the Covenant (COTC) and became Clerk of Council in 1977. In the early 1980’s, Marnie served on the Metropolitan Boston Association’s Committee on Ministry. She was chosen as a delegate from the Massachusetts Conference to the 1983 and 1985 General Synods which is where the Opening and Affirming story unfolds (and is told in this interview). Following that time, Marnie continued to give her time to Conference activities including chairing a search committee for two associate conference ministers and chairing the annual conference program committee. During the 1990’s, Marnie developed a workshop on Making Meetings Work that she taught and trained others to teach at churches throughout the Massachusetts Conference. At COTC, Marnie was on the Board of Deacons, Membership Development Committee and Covenant News. Being a Deacon during the 1980s was challenging as COTC shepherded many gay men through their journey with AIDS. From 1989-1992, Marnie was part of the Committee to Renew the Covenant that successfully raised $1.3 million from church members, foundations and corporations to renovate the church and create space for non-profits. Marnie met rose ann olmstead at COTC and they grew to know each other through a COTC project, Casa Myrna Vazquez, one of the first shelters for women experiencing domestic violence. In 1981, rosi became a minister at COTC and served the congregation for twenty-two years. In 1991, rosi and Marnie took time to travel cross country by bicycle. They both pedaled all 5,250 miles with Cycle America. After over two decades as partners, Marnie and rosi were legally married in Massachusetts at Church of the Covenant in May 2004. Throughout Marnie’s career as a law librarian, she worked to make the law accessible to anyone needing legal information. She held jobs in a law firm and at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners setting up law libraries in prisons. Since 1980 she has worked for the Trial Court overseeing and developing the services of 17 public law libraries that serve the Court, the legal community and the public. Recently she has been involved in Access to Justice. If you asked Marnie what was most exciting about her life, she would answer that “I had the opportunity to experience many firsts in my life–in all of my professional jobs, I was the first person to hold the position; I was a catalyst in Opening and Affirming and had a front row seat to an amazing journey; and was able to legally marry my partner.” (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from information provided by Marnie Warner.) Biographical Text Marnie Warner, one of four co-authors of the Open and Affirming Resolution in the United Church of Christ, was a key strategist in the passage of Open and Affirming in the Massachusetts Conference and at the 1985 General Synod. Marnie (Margaret) was born in Bethel, Connecticut, in 1950 and baptized in First Congregational Church of Bethel that later joined the UCC. She faithfully attended Sunday School, went to summer camp at Silver Lake Conference Center in Sharon, Conn., and was part of Pilgrim Fellowship. Marnie was the fifth generation to attend this church. She remembers her great-aunt Minnie Carter who was sent from the church as a missionary to Inanda School for Girls in South Africa for forty years. Marnie visited there in 1995. Marnie studied at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, and moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to get her Masters degree in Library Science at Simmons College in Boston. While attending Simmons, Marnie became involved at Church of the Covenant (COTC) and became Clerk of Council in 1977. In the early 1980’s, Marnie served on the Metropolitan Boston Association’s Committee on Ministry. She was chosen as a delegate from the Massachusetts Conference to the 1983 and 1985 General Synods which is where the Opening and Affirming story unfolds (and is told in this interview). Following that time, Marnie continued to give her time to Conference activities including chairing a search committee for two associate conference ministers and chairing the annual conference program committee. During the 1990’s, Marnie developed a workshop on Making Meetings Work that she taught and trained others to teach at churches throughout the Massachusetts Conference. At COTC, Marnie was on the Board of Deacons, Membership Development Committee and Covenant News. Being a Deacon during the 1980s was challenging as COTC shepherded many gay men through their journey with AIDS. From 1989-1992, Marnie was part of the Committee to Renew the Covenant that successfully raised $1.3 million from church members, foundations and corporations to renovate the church and create space for non-profits. Marnie met rose ann olmstead at COTC and they grew to know each other through a COTC project, Casa Myrna Vazquez, one of the first shelters for women experiencing domestic violence. In 1981, rosi became a minister at COTC and served the congregation for twenty-two years. In 1991, rosi and Marnie took time to travel cross country by bicycle. They both pedaled all 5,250 miles with Cycle America. After over two decades as partners, Marnie and rosi were legally married in Massachusetts at Church of the Covenant in May 2004. Throughout Marnie’s career as a law librarian, she worked to make the law accessible to anyone needing legal information. She held jobs in a law firm and at the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners setting up law libraries in prisons. Since 1980 she has worked for the Trial Court overseeing and developing the services of 17 public law libraries that serve the Court, the legal community and the public. Recently she has been involved in Access to Justice. If you asked Marnie what was most exciting about her life, she would answer that “I had the opportunity to experience many firsts in my life–in all of my professional jobs, I was the first person to hold the position; I was a catalyst in Opening and Affirming and had a front row seat to an amazing journey; and was able to legally marry my partner.” (This biographical statement written by Mark Bowman from information provided by Marnie Warner.) 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 Marnie Warner Church of the Covenant Marnie Warner ONA Open and Affirming in the UCC RTSA Ecumenical Planning Team UCC United Church of Christ United Church of Christ (UCC) 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. Mark and Lenore Watson and Champion 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 38 Title A name given to the resource Mark Watson and Lenore Champion Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anonymous