Sermons & Spiritual Reflections: How Labels that Hurt Can Also Heal
Rebecca T. Rod
Moscow, Idaho
2003
HRC archives a collection of Sermons and Spiritual Reflections by pro-GLBT clergy from across the country. Drawing from the holy texts of their faith traditions, the authors of each selection present perspectives that affirm the lives of the GLBT faithful and advocate for equality from their faith tradition. The collection’s interview transcriptions, sermons, coming out worship celebrations and spiritual contemplations are ideal for either group study or individual reflection.
Excerpt:
“Gay teens are estimated to be a third of the teenagers who commit suicide each year and hate crimes continue being committed against GLBT people every day. And while people are being entertained more and more often by caricatures of gay people on TV or in the movies, local, state, and federal officials are busily drafting more resolutions designed to keep us from being able to legally sanction our relationships. Apparently the Defense of Marriage Act isn’t enough to guard the country against people like us, so now we have talk of Constitutional Amendments! All this waste of resources and energy over who we love!”
