Tag: LGBT

• April 15, 2020

  Taking the First Step

  Sometimes I keep people in my life because I don’t want to hurt feelings or create any unnecessary drama. I know what it’s like to be cut off and ghosted by someone who you thought was supposed to be there.
• March 13, 2019

  Post UMC General Conference

  This week has been rough. I couldn’t round up enough courage to watch the General Conference live stream last week, but I was able to keep up through the #GC2019 hashtag on Twitter. I was moved by the people there all sharing a positive outlook on the impending doom. There were live updates of the proceedings, videos of protests and chants, and even satire accounts making light of the situation.
• December 15, 2018

  Transgender and Gender Expansiveness in Churches – Not Big Enough

   My name is Kayla Shade and I am a twenty three year old transgender woman. Church is a wonderful place where we can find a community with God and others that are like minded, however there are issues with the expanse on transgender people in churches. I find that when I go to church it’s not only amazing but difficult at the same time.
• November 28, 2018

  GLB Sexualities in the Church – Not Big Enough

  I didn’t know that being gay would start to impact my relationships with God and my Church.
• October 22, 2018

  Liberated

  I feel so free. I feel fully embraced and loved. This is a new feeling, one that I can’t fully describe. All I know is that I’ve been liberated from the chains that was holding me back from fully experiencing God’s presence in my life.
• October 1, 2018

  September Song

  It’s been over a month since you last heard from me. It feels so much shorter than that. These past four and a half weeks have absolutely flown by. I feel like so much has happened, yet not much stands out. Well, not much on the event side of things stands out. A lot has changed personally. I feel different.