Reconciling Ministries: June 2009

CCUM Allies of LGBT Community

When this congregation decided to become an official Reconciling Congregation, it took a huge and courageous step in the Civil Rights movement for Gay rights. As a minority, gays cannot win our rights without you. We continue to need your support, your action, and your prayers. We deeply thank you for it.

Here are some next steps you can take. Many of you are probably already doing these things. Please know how much that means to us:

1. March with us in the Pride Parade, June 28. We’ll meet in Cheesman Park. Be there before the parade starts at 9:30 a.m.
2. Come to rallies and protests. Bring signs supporting us. Your role as an ALLY is key. The news media and the rest of the country needs to see that it is not just gays who are demonstrating.
3. Keep talking. Speak up against gay bashing. Tell people why you belong to a Reconciling Congregation. Don’t “let it slide.” Continue to teach your children by the examples you are setting that hate is wrong.
4. Vote. Whenever there is a ballot measure affecting gays, vote and inspire others to vote for civil rights and against hate.
5. Websites. Each of these is an action based organization:

The Colorado Queer Straight Alliance: <coqueerstraightalliance.ning.com>
Soul Force is a national faith based movement that started in Colorado: <soulforce.org>

Join the Impact gives action updates: <jointheimpact.com>

—Lauren Fortmiller & Pam Thiele