LGBTQ

“Being a loving, uncompromising, and effective witness calls for courage and wisdom. Here are six suggestions to help you navigate these turbulent waters.” - TGC

“LGBTQ+ people are people. They are made in the image of God and worthy of dignity and respect…. don’t overcomplicate things. What are ways, in general, we can grow in making people feel welcome?” - 9 Marks

“MacKinnon studied the lives of detransitioners, initially convinced they were a fringe minority whose stories were not significant in understanding the issue. Her research led her to the opposite conclusion.” - Breakpoint

“28% of U.S. Protestant pastors say LGBTQ+ individuals can serve anywhere in their church, while 31% say there is nowhere they can serve.” - Lifeway

Gallup “found a slight increase in the percentage of Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender… climbing from 5.6% in 2020 to 7.1% in 2021. Since 2012… LGBTQ identification has risen slowly but steadily from 3.5%.” - Lifeway

“At the United Methodist Church, money’s tight, factions are readying exits, and social justice takes priority in witness. However, the denomination’s ‘traditionalists’ — so named for their support for the accuracy and authority of the Bible, especially regarding LGBT marriage and clergy — are growing in number and telling others how Jesus saves.” - CPost

“This month, the United Methodist Church (UMC) was scheduled to hold its quadrennial General Conference in Minneapolis, with a debate about homosexuality causing a potential schism. But the 10-day meeting and the much-anticipated vote have been bumped to August 29, 2021, still in Minneapolis.” - CL

“A new study appearing last month in the American Journal of Psychiatry concluded that ‘gender-affirming’ surgery is associated with reduced demand for subsequent mental health treatment…. even a cursory reading of the study itself tells a far less optimistic story” - Public Discourse

“At a Council of Bishops meeting on November 6, the five active Western Jurisdiction bishops announced a Safe Harbor Declaration for LGBTQ clergy.