Join the Ecumenical Chaplaincy at the University of Toronto for an outdoor evening of community and celebration! Featured speaker is The Rev. Dr. Bob Faris, Moderator Elect of the General Assembly of The Presbyterian Church in Canada and Co-Convenor of the Rainbow Communion. The Presbyterian Connection describes Bob: “As a gay man, Bob has experienced the harm done to people who identify as LGBTQI2+ in the church. He has sought to live with integrity, while calling the church to change its...
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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...