This message is shared from Clayton Gibston and the organizing committee… This moment in American history calls for courage. Brave spiritual leaders spent the last 100 years presenting our case for LGBTQIA+ affirmation, ministering to LGBTQIA+ people, helping religious institutions overcome ingrained bigotry, and publicly standing up to injustice in our communities. Countless books and … Read more
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become … Read more
Note: Mike Mitchell is no longer associated with WMDT 47ABC (9/19) SOAH and Sussex Pride Respond to Inflammatory SermonGroups call upon all members of our community to practice empathy and understanding. In light of the recent sermon delivered by Minister Mike Mitchell, Sussex Pride and Speak Out Against Hatefeel compelled to address the alarming language … Read more
Wilmington, DE — The Delaware Anti-Violence Project (DAVP) is calling attention to a recent hate crime at The Church of the Holy City in Wilmington, where a Pride flag was violently cut in half. This disturbing act of violence and hate highlights the ongoing challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in our community. In response, the … Read more
The Church of the Holy City In Wilmington recently reported an act of vandalism involving a Pride Flag at their Church. Rev. Shada Sullivan stated in a pastoral letter: “Our faith calls us to love our neighbor. However, that love cannot be a disembodied sentimentality. Love is an action. The actions we choose today are … Read more
Delaware Pride is planning to hold an interfaith service as part of this year’s Delaware Pride celebration. This is a wonderful opportunity to counter the message of anti-LGBTQ+ religious protesters that have shown up at recent pride festivals and say clearly that LGBTQ+ people are welcome and valued just as they are in many faith … Read more
Partnering Against Hate, a project of Interfaith Alliance, is an toolkit to help guide groups and individuals who want to do more to make their communities safer and more inclusive. Given the increase in hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in recent years, that support is needed now more than ever. Partnering Against Hate is … Read more
The Shower of Stoles is a collection of over a thousand liturgical stoles and other sacred items representing the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people of faith. These religious leaders have served in thirty-two denominations and faith traditions, in six countries, and on three continents. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT … Read more
Susex Pride is grateful to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Southern Delaware (UUSD). Sussex Pride was selected to be the beneficiary of the UUSD ‘Share the Plate’ collection in June. Vicki Nichols, a member of UUSD, presented Sussex Pride Executive Director a check for $645! Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware – A welcoming and progressive … Read more