The Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20, was set aside to recognize those who have been killed due to ignorance and hatred, targeted because they were trans or gender non-conforming. The first event took place in 1999 in San Francisco to honour Rita Hester, who had been brutally murdered the previous year. Transgender Day of Remembrance Prayer On this Transgender Day of Remembrance we remember those who have been murdered for being who they are, those who face violence on a daily...
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Virtual Pride Gathering June 24, 2021, 7PM
Affirming Prayer
Creator each and every human identity
bears your sacred image.
Inspire us
to fully live
the power of this truth
every day.
Amen, amen, may it be so.
Creator each and every human identity bears your sacred image. Inspire us to fully live the power of this truth every day. Amen, amen, may it be so. >Back to Affirming page
Here is the regional prayer from the Shining Waters Pride Service in June 2021 https://youtu.be/R6pqckfihZ4 Creator each and every human identity bears your sacred image. Inspire us to fully live the power of this truth every day. Amen, amen, may it be so. Happy Pride from Shining Waters Regional Council >Back to Affirming page
Friends become family at Dorothy's Place By Susie Henderson based on an interview with Rev. Carmen Llanos Dorothy's Place is a ministry of Birchcliff Bluffs United Church serving 2SLGBTQ+ seniors in east end Toronto and Scarborough. Based on the success of Toby's Place that responded to a gap in services for youth; the vision of Dorothy's Place emerged out of a need for services to seniors in Scarborough beyond the services downtown. Participants are welcomed with nourishing food and...
We Are Whole and We Are Holy Written and performed by Moon Joyce. Permission is granted for this song to be widely used. Please include attribution. >Back to Affirming page