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Title A name given to the resource Most transgender people in state prisons are people of color Description An account of the resource Graphic showing percentage of transgender people in state prisons, by race. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Prison Policy Initiative National Center for Transgender Equality and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Injustice at Every Turn A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b913e3cd73377dc578f28f3ab14ee6bf.pdf 40188e01031ef4d04ea97ddb86ab7e19 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 A Sampler of Early Documents Description An account of the resource Artifacts for the A Sampler of Early Documents exhibit Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource motive, Gay Men's issue Description An account of the resource motive magazine, Vol 32 No 2, gay men's issue.  Source: <a href="https://rainbowhistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rainbowhistory.org</a> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rainbow History Project: <a href="https://rainbowhistory.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rainbowhistory.org</a> https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f91786cb41fc9346369cff9974099241.pdf 8d536fac59f19ff91509ecc39f587456 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 A Sampler of Early Documents Description An account of the resource Artifacts for the A Sampler of Early Documents exhibit Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. 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Title A name given to the resource Queer Religion Boston Description An account of the resource Items for the Boston Queer Religious History exhibit Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Murray Unitarian Universalist Church Description An account of the resource Location of Murray Unitarian Universalist Church in Attleboro, Massachusetts https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/bcaf3d5c1fdb8586a1424a81c17010b3.jpg 589b1ab5906dbbef55c198e962da4d20 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 My God Too: Black LGBTQ Students Speak Out Description An account of the resource This edition of the Many Voices visibility campaign is raising awareness of the need to foster accepting and welcoming campus environments for black LGBTQ students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qktnx8BOdUw https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/be77cf613842b0c4532f97d1a0e0cb76.jpg 91e544822159f17db6541858ce63181d https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/dfe1b10ea6d66d8cf3d371212714a7af.jpg d6341dbe37f69f36aadfd0c7405eb177 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. My Lesbian Daughter Stole Text This Stole Is Given To Honor My Lesbian Daughter The Rev. B. David Hostetter Newark, New Jersey 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). This stole is generations old. It was given to us by a retired pastor, David Hostetter, to honor his daughter. Made of heavy black material trimmed with black cord and fringe, its only color being that of a small maltese-style cross of dark gold metal thread woven into the neck area , it stands in stark contrast to the more colorful stoles that surround it at displays. It is the sort of stole that was worn for funerals up until the early part of the last century. More than a few parents have commented over the years that it embodies the immense grief and loss so many parents experience over the church's rejection of their children. It is a precious -- and powerful -- part of this collection. Martha Juillerat 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 40 Title A name given to the resource My Lesbian Daughter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Newark, New Jersey (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rev. B. David Hostetter Ally Hostetter, David New Jersey Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/0704bf14c63683dbdf1f2aa65839e727.jpg eceb08236fcd7fdfb44b971b65bec376 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/f9fcec21004c7844dce1895ec560ee59.jpg 840fa152f4029d99f6bf1bc0eaab649e 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. My Lesbian Daughter and Gay Son (Donated by Paul Beeman and the Pacific Northwest Chapter, MFSA) Stole Text HONORING MY LESBIAN DAUGHTER AND GAY SON REV. PAUL BEEMAN PACIFIC NORTHWEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NATIONAL PFLAG PRESIDENT Since I am a United Methodist minister, my four children including a lesbian daughter and gay son grew up in the church. While Betty and I have totally supported them and loved them unconditionally, the church has abandoned them, condemned their lives, and left them spiritually homeless. They are among the Exodus of perhaps 600,000 gay and lesbian United Methodists who have silently slipped away. My son considered becoming a minister and later considered suicide, after he discovered his commitment to Christ was unacceptable for the church's service. After 42 years as a minister, I can no longer wear this stole as a symbol of my profession in the church I have served, never again until people like my son and daughter are recognized by the church as children of God and welcomed for their spiritual worth. Today I serve as national president of PFLAG -- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays -- an organization of 440 local chapters and nearly a hundred-thousand people united in the commitments of unconditional love. In a demonstration at the United Methodist General Conference in May, 2000, this stole was worn by Amory Peck, whom I had united with her life partner, Linda Lambert, in a Holy Union -- for them an act of Christian commitment, for me an act of pastoral ministry, yet in defiance of the General Conference and Judicial Council's ban of such ceremonies. I will be happy to be charged and tried for faithfulness to my calling. I will be thrilled when my church welcomes all its children. Denomination United Methodist Church Contribution Date 2000 Contribution Story Paul Beeman's anger and grief are palpable in this brief narrative. A man of immense faith and grace, he has chosen to channel all this pain into a commitment to rid the church and society of their homophobia and discriminatory practices. As National PLFAG President, and as an active volunteer with the Reconciling Ministries Network and Parents' Reconciling Network. This is one of four stoles (#675-677) given to us by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action (MFSA). MFSA was founded in 1907 by several Methodist Episcopal clergy (including Frank Mason North, author of "Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life") to direct church attention to the enormous human suffering among the working class. Immediately the Federation became Methodism's unofficial rallying point for the Social Gospel and achieved in 1908 the adoption of the first denominational social creed. Today, the Federation unites activist United Methodists to promote action on the liberation issues confronting the church and society and to witness to the transformation of the social order that is intrinsic to the church's entire life, including its evangelism, preaching, counseling, and spirituality. As an independent organization, MFSA works primarily through the ministries of the United Methodist Church, supporting and augmenting peace and justice ministries at the local, conference, and national levels, calling the church to expand its understanding of the radical call of the Gospel to be the inclusive, justice-seeking, risk-taking Body of Christ.  These stoles were given to us in advance of the 2000 General Conference of the UnitedMethodistChurch in Cleveland, OH. 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. 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Paul Beeman, and the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action Ally Beeman, Paul Clergy Activist Marriage Equality Methodist Ordination Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Washington https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8e4f8a5d15fa952e95e287e691165118.jpg 30a0aa19ad7161125e642a1df8ff4376 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 Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). URL http://transbodies.com/people/mykal-oneal-slack/ 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 Mykal ONeal Slack Subject The topic of the resource Reverend Slack served as the Director of Spiritual Outreach for the Trans People of Color Coalition. In addition to his ministerial duties and his own publishing agenda, he also served, along with Reverend Moonhawk River Stone and Rabbi Levi Altar, as one of three advisors to the religious section of the historic first edition of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (2014). https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9876094bec35e7f37dc2d92efffb7e87.png 76994d149c0039328c528dcb101a146c 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 Myke Johnson Subject The topic of the resource Queer Spirit Podcast Description An account of the resource Myke Johnson, author of 'Finding Our Way Home: A Spiritual Journey into Earth Community,' describes herself as a lesbian mystic, earth activist, and retired Unitarian Universalist minister. Myke lives in Portland Maine with her partner Margy and two cats. She blogs at https://findingourwayhome.blog. Almost two years ago, back in April 2020, Myke wrote this: “I wake in the night with pain in my heart for all that is happening in our country, and I feel utterly powerless. I’ve been an activist most of my life, and I believed and hoped that activism might help to change the world for the better. In some ways, it has. But the dream -- of a whole society rooted in cooperation and mutuality, in care for all of its people -- feels lost in a nightmare of empire that’s re-emerging like a multi-headed dragon from the flames of disaster.” Then, Myke, you posed two questions: “How can we respond to a reign of terror? How can we respond to cruelty after cruelty promulgated by people in power?” And then, at the close of this blog entry, writing as the mystic-activist that you are, you offered this prayer: “O, Holy one, you who are with us in the midst of our powerlessness, help us to let go of what we cannot control. Help us to shift our focus to what is possible, to what really matters. Bless those . . . who are risking their lives right now to look after the sick, to bring food to the hungry. Help us to seek your presence among those considered the ‘least’ among us.” A kindred spirit, feminist mystic and social activist Elly Haney, put it similarly: It all boils down to vision and struggle. In the best of days and the worst of days, hold onto the vision, and stay in the struggle. 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 Myke Johnson https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/e5d513ee3d203ac2c93850cf79c529fc.jpg b54ec7a8bfbb4961b6a717de802148f8 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/69b7bca01b98c20019f437caef45b30b.jpg 516b5c99b682c19d8e791b8ced47387b 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. Nancy ("We love you, Nancy") Stole Text We love you, Nancy Love, Mom and Sisters Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1995 Contribution Story Very little is known about this stole, but in its very simplicity it has touched many hearts. It has brought tears to a few, wondering what story must lay between these two lines. In that sense, it speaks volumes about the pain of those still in the closet, and the struggle of family members to speak their support even when a certain level of silence must be maintained. A quote I have shared with many groups from one who saw this stole years ago: "I don't know who Nancy is, but God bless Mom, and God bless her sisters." 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 92 Title A name given to the resource Nancy ("We love you, Nancy") 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, American Samoa Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nancy's family (anonymously) Ally Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) United States https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/77611068bddc964883ff279432eb4452.jpg e806f227bb94de9c14b8df0f3a1fede8 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/b8fbc268ecd1a112fe9122d3c4c0e082.jpg 658d35ed915c844f7a03e2ef4054bf37 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. Nancy Brink Stole Text NANCY BRINK DISCIPLES OF CHRIST Omaha, Nebraska I am Nancy Elaine Brink. I was born and raised in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and was ordained in 1979 in Hereford, TX. At that time I was married to an ordained man and planned to live out my ministry as part of a clergy couple. As that marriage was ending, I fell in love with a friend – a woman. My coming out was a coming home to myself. I had no doubt that God loved me – but what about the church? I spent the next 9 years in ministry but in the closet. It was only when I felt called to adopt a child in 1996 that I made the leap and came out. I’m so grateful for the loving support of North Side in Omaha, Nebraska where I continue as pastor. I share my life with Maria Perez and our daughter Hannah. This stole was a gift made for me by an artist in the congregation, Bonita Ware. Denomination Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 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 1047 Title A name given to the resource Nancy Brink Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nebraska (USA) Brink, Nancy Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Marriage Equality Nebraska Ordination Perez, Maria Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/7385188099fc500cc3321fff9f247585.jpg d8efe0946a777694b3430b03522111cb https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/8470904fd964b13141d6670e48761284.jpg d7f4f0e3b633706fede0a5bcfbac476d https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/191801f15ea605b09887777e5d40a1d7.jpg eb6686128c1fdf40dc0c2d341b94631c 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. Nancy Krody Stole Text All who are led by the spirit of God are children of God - Romans 8:14 Elder Nancy Krody Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) United Church of Christ Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This stole honoring Nancy Krody, an ordained Elder, is one of twelve stoles given to the Shower of Stoles collection by Tabernacle United Church in Philadelphia. All twelve stoles are similar in size and style. The three signature stoles are white and the nine individual stoles are purple; most have matching pastel flannel binding on the ends of the panels. Tabernacle United Church, United Church of Christ and Presbyterian union church located adjacent to the University of Pennsylvania campus, has a long history of activism, from its community organizing and support of a school for Black children in the mid-1800's to its more recent history of sanctuary in support of Central American refugees, peace activism, and outspoken advocacy on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. Tabernacle is both a More Light and Open and Affirming congregation, working for the full inclusion of LGBT people in the life and leadership of the church. Martha Juillerat Founder, Shower of Stoles Project 2006 Click <a href="https://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=160">here</a> to check out Nancy Krody's biographic profile in the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network's Profiles 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 852 Title A name given to the resource Nancy Krody Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tabernacle United Church Civil Rights Movement International Human Rights Krody, Nancy More Light Presbyterians for LGBT Concerns Open and Affirming in the UCC (ONA) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Theology United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/822c8963bebdbe47d559d0393be6fddc.jpg 7eded29281903032d8872cf93d3d8bdd Person An individual. Text Any textual data included in the document Nancy E. Krody was born in 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She received a B.A. in political science and sociology from Ohio State University in 1960. She subsequently completed two years of course work toward an M.A. degree in sociology, but did not write the thesis. During this time, Nancy was very active in the Baptist-Disciples Student Fellowship and in a statewide ecumenical student group. In 1962, Krody enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. Martin Luther King, Jr., had graduated from Crozer only a few years earlier. She was the only woman student at Crozer and ranked academically at the top of her second-year class. During Holy Week of 1964, she came out to a faculty-student group that was planning Crozer's upcoming centennial. Following this revelation, Krody was told to move out of student housing and to live off campus. Although she took a couple of courses the following year, she did not complete the academic program at Crozer. She notes that she could not afford to go to probably the only seminary that would have welcomed her at that time--Union  Theological Seminary in New York City. Krody then spent nine years working as a secretary in the national setting of the United Church of Christ (UCC) and joined a UCC local congregation in the mid-'60's because of its justice and ecumenical stances; thereby leaving the American Baptist Church of her birth. She was the first woman elder and consistory president of the congregation. She became very involved with racial and economic justice issues through the Philadelphia Association of the UCC and the wider church. Upon hearing of Bill Johnson's ordination in the UCC as an openly gay man, Krody contacted him in 1972. Bill and Nancy, along with a gay layman and a straight woman ally became the public face of the newly formed UCC Gay Caucus at the UCC General Synod in the summer of 1973. Bill and Nancy served as co-coordinators for a time; She handled the newsletter and treasury. Krody preached her "coming out" sermon in her home church. In those early years, She notes that all of the leaders of gay and lesbian Christian groups knew one another, since there were so few persons able to be publicly identified. Krody was often the lesbian invited to speak to other gay religious groups to help them understand why lesbians were not breaking down the doors to get in. Or she was invited to speak to national church meetings because other lesbians and gay men were unable to be publicly visible for fear of losing their jobs.  During this time, Krody was also involved in radical gay politics, particularly through the Susan Saxe Defense Fund and her trials. She also published Genesis III, the newsletter of the Philadelphia Task Force on Women in Religion, an interfaith group supporting women's roles in churches and synagogues, and, ultimately, lesbians' roles as well. The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns subsequently moved on to other leadership, and Krody turned to other pursuits with a partner who did not support her involvement in gay/lesbian movements. Her involvement with the church continued at all levels--local congregation, Association, Conference, and national boards and committees. In recent years Krody has re-engaged in LGBT religious movements. She has been the co-coordinator of the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference chapter of the UCC Coalition since its beginning in the 1970s--encouraging congregations to become Open and Affirming and representing LGBT concerns at Conference meetings. Ecumenically, she has been active in the YES! Coalition, which grew out of the first ecumenical LGBT Christian conference (WOW 2000) and which subsequently helped host the second WOW Conference in 2003. She serves on the Council of the YES! Coalition as treasurer. She is also on the planning group for Out and Faithful, an interfaith  program of the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia. Krody was honored with "pioneer" awards at the 1991 General Synod of the UCC and and at the UCC Coalition's Gathering in 2004. For professional employment, Krody has been the managing editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies at Temple University since 1973. Since 1999, her life partner has been Pat Szabo, M.D., with whom she lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania. They were married on December 27, 2014. (This biographical statement provided by Nancy E. Krody.) Biographical Text Nancy E. Krody was born in 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She received a B.A. in political science and sociology from Ohio State University in 1960. She subsequently completed two years of course work toward an M.A. degree in sociology, but did not write the thesis. During this time, Nancy was very active in the Baptist-Disciples Student Fellowship and in a statewide ecumenical student group. In 1962, Krody enrolled in Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania. Martin Luther King, Jr., had graduated from Crozer only a few years earlier. She was the only woman student at Crozer and ranked academically at the top of her second-year class. During Holy Week of 1964, she came out to a faculty-student group that was planning Crozer's upcoming centennial. Following this revelation, Krody was told to move out of student housing and to live off campus. Although she took a couple of courses the following year, she did not complete the academic program at Crozer. She notes that she could not afford to go to probably the only seminary that would have welcomed her at that time--Union  Theological Seminary in New York City. Krody then spent nine years working as a secretary in the national setting of the United Church of Christ (UCC) and joined a UCC local congregation in the mid-'60's because of its justice and ecumenical stances; thereby leaving the American Baptist Church of her birth. She was the first woman elder and consistory president of the congregation. She became very involved with racial and economic justice issues through the Philadelphia Association of the UCC and the wider church. Upon hearing of <a href="http://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/rolling-the-stone-away/item/1403">Bill Johnson's</a> ordination in the UCC as an openly gay man, Krody contacted him in 1972. Bill and Nancy, along with a gay layman and a straight woman ally became the public face of the newly formed UCC Gay Caucus at the UCC General Synod in the summer of 1973. Bill and Nancy served as co-coordinators for a time; She handled the newsletter and treasury. Krody preached her "coming out" sermon in her home church. In those early years, She notes that all of the leaders of gay and lesbian Christian groups knew one another, since there were so few persons able to be publicly identified. Krody was often the lesbian invited to speak to other gay religious groups to help them understand why lesbians were not breaking down the doors to get in. Or she was invited to speak to national church meetings because other lesbians and gay men were unable to be publicly visible for fear of losing their jobs.  During this time, Krody was also involved in radical gay politics, particularly through the Susan Saxe Defense Fund and her trials. She also published Genesis III, the newsletter of the Philadelphia Task Force on Women in Religion, an interfaith group supporting women's roles in churches and synagogues, and, ultimately, lesbians' roles as well. The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns subsequently moved on to other leadership, and Krody turned to other pursuits with a partner who did not support her involvement in gay/lesbian movements. Her involvement with the church continued at all levels--local congregation, Association, Conference, and national boards and committees. In recent years Krody has re-engaged in LGBT religious movements. She has been the co-coordinator of the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference chapter of the UCC Coalition since its beginning in the 1970s--encouraging congregations to become Open and Affirming and representing LGBT concerns at Conference meetings. Ecumenically, she has been active in the YES! Coalition, which grew out of the first ecumenical LGBT Christian conference (WOW 2000) and which subsequently helped host the second WOW Conference in 2003. She serves on the Council of the YES! Coalition as treasurer. She is also on the planning group for Out and Faithful, an interfaith  program of the William Way LGBT Center in Philadelphia. Krody was honored with "pioneer" awards at the 1991 General Synod of the UCC and and at the UCC Coalition's Gathering in 2004. For professional employment, Krody has been the managing editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies at Temple University since 1973. Since 1999, her life partner has been Pat Szabo, M.D., with whom she lives in Springfield, Pennsylvania. They were married on December 27, 2014. (This biographical statement provided by Nancy E. Krody.) 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 Nancy Krody Nancy Krody ONA Open and Affirming in the UCC UCC United Church of Christ https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/9f3788af9fc9ba339afa42091338f6fa.jpg 34cb83b25a1d937a5d5fdccc04a2bad7 https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/02d138bd70ba8cfb8012f086e95d5c98.jpg 703ead6c33d46b92a9fecb641ce9b5a3 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. Nancy Lauder Brown Stole Text NANCY LAUDER BROWN Ordained Elder Downtown United Presbyterian Church Rochester, NY Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA) Contribution Date 1996 Contribution Story This is one of about two dozen stoles donated by members of DUPC in early 1996. DUPC was at the center of a pivotal moment in the history of the Welcoming movement in the Presbyterian Church. In 1978 the General Assembly acted to bar the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals." However, an exception was added to the action which exempted those ordained before 1978 from future judicial action. This clause allowed DUPC in 1991 to call the Rev. Dr. Jane Adams Spahr to become a co-pastor of the church; Janie had been ordained prior to 1978. However, the church broke its trust and in 1991 the denomination's highest judicial body barred Janie from being installed. In response, DUPC called Janie to be an "Evangelist," an formed That All May Freely Serve to allow Janie to preach, educate and challenge church structures at DUPC and throughout the country. 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 188 Title A name given to the resource Nancy Lauder Brown Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rochester, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Nancy Lauder Brown Brown, Nancy Lauder Clergy Activist New York Ordination Presbyterian Presbyterian Church (USA) Spahr, Janie Adams That All May Freely Serve (TAMFS) Theology Women and Religion https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/ff2193cf66c6313c2dbb23c519896e2e.jpg 8952edb8292430900a61119ec818641b https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/files/original/945abd49669bf9a1f6540a27b3a3243b.jpg e9afd0e5fe4a79cfe3bc1047c254bee4 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. Nancy Wilks Stole Text NANCY WILKS Park Slope United Methodist Church Brooklyn, New York I am a thirty-eight year old, bisexual woman. During the five and a half years I have attended my church, I have served as president and secretary of our United Methodist Women unit, Church Council recorder, and Trustee. I have also served from time to time as liturgist and scripture reader. This stole symbolizes my spiritual journey and the passion I feel for my spiritual community. It is within the sanctuary of this community, free of fear and full of love, that I have been able to come out, as a whole person before God. 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 an environment as hostile as that created by the United Methodist denomination in recent years, it is a breath of fresh air to read a story like Nancy's -- one of reconciliation, spiritual fulfillment, and hope found in the arms of a loving, welcoming congregation. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 548 Title A name given to the resource Nancy Wilks Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Brooklyn, New York (USA) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Park Slope United Methodist Church Bisexual activism Clergy Activist Methodist New York New York City Ordination Reconciling Ministries Network (formerly Reconciling Congregation Program) Theology United Methodist Church Wilks, Nancy Women and Religion