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The central organizing tool of the YES! Coalition is the Guide to Welcoming Congregations. The online Guide lists over 250 faith communities, including their location, contact information, and a direct link to the congregations’ websites.
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A special thank you to Tabernacle United Church, which has become the YES! Coalition's first sponsoring congregation.
Equality PA is seeking organizational support and/or endorsement as they continue working towards equality for all families in Pennsylvania. Many groups and organizations are already members of the Equality PA's Value All Families Coalition and support current legislative priorities, such as marriage equality, hate crimes legislation, anti-bullying statutes, and the PA Human Relations Act (which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression).
The YES! Coalition does not make political endorsements, but the support of faith-based groups can be especially valuable to such advocacy efforts. Perhaps your congregation would want to consider this effort. Contact Stephen Murtaugh to learn more at EqualityPAintern@gmail.com or 215-731-1447 x17. You can find out more about Equality Pennsylvania at www.equalitypa.org.
Check out our News page for past newsletter content. And don't miss our Outreach page for a list of upcoming outreach opportunities.
It's important for welcoming congregations to be visible at festivals celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-gender-loving, queer, and transgender experience -- because decades of "culture wars" have left many LGBTQQ/SGL deeply skeptical about religious communities.
However, it's also useful for welcoming congregations to be visible in your local area at neighborhood festivals and community gatherings. It's not just LGBTQQ/SGL folks who want to find progressive faith communities!
Young people, families with children, and people with gay nephews, transgender grandchildren, same-gender-loving co-workers, or other personal connections may also may be looking for a spiritual home that does not foster religious bigotry.
We've just received and posted the application for the 39th Annual Mt. Airy Day -- which is a neighborhood festival in the northwest part of Philadelphia. What kinds of festivals happen in your neighborhood? Will you let us know and help us brainstorm more ideas for neighborhood outreach? Email info (at) yescoalitionphilly (dot) org or call 257-507-5507.
Send your listings to info (at) yescoalitionphilly (dot) org. Please be sure to include who is sponsoring and who is welcome, when it will be, where it be, cost of participation, and what will be happening. Website links with more details are especially encouraged! Please contact us at least three weeks in advance of your event so we can have time to get the word out.
Rev. Delores Berry in Concert
Gay Jewish Poetry Reading
Rev. Cameron Partridge at Bryn Mawr College
Praying on Both Sides of the Wall: Transgender Jewish Identity, with Joy Ladin
Hallelujah, Healing, Hope: Rev. Delores Berry in Concert
Emma's Revolution and She Who Concert
Navigating To Nirvana: What Buddha Has to Say to the GLBT Communities
Gateway to Religious Communities visits Bahai' Community of Radnor Township
The Soul of the Practice: Peace, Compassion and Understanding
Speaker Tuan N'Gai: Evangelist, Author, and Co-Founder of Operation Rebirth
Gateway to Religious Communities visits Mosque of M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
East coast launch of the new anthology, Balancing on the Mechitzah: Transgender in Jewish Community, edited by Noach Dzmura.
2nd Annual Philadelphia International GLBT Arts Festival