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  • New York Times: "Gay Pastor in the Bronx Could Lose Her Collar"

    There is a good article in last Sunday's New York Times about Pastor Katrina Foster, one of the 82 ELCA ministers who introduced themselves to the wider ELCA during the 2007 Churchwide Assembly. The article can be accessed here. The article begins with:...

  • Lutheran Church in Norway allows clergy in committed same-sex relationships

    On Friday, November 16, 2007, by a vote of 50–34 (2 abstentions), the 86-member governing synod of Norway's state Lutheran church, meeting in Lillehammer, changed the previous prohibitive policy and will allow those living in homosexual partnerships to ...

  • Update on the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act

    The following message has been sent by United ENDA on the subject of the hate crimes legislation passed in September: As you know, the Senate amended the Department of Defense (DoD) Authorization bill to include the provisions of the Local Law Enforcemen...

  • Transgender Remembrance Day and Awareness Month

    It is particularly apropos to take time to reflect on the wondrous diversity of God's creation at a time when Transgender Awareness Month coincides with the US House of Representatives having found it impossible to do something as simple and basic as voti...

  • The Council of Synod Lutheran Youth Organization Presidents recommends support of LGBT rostered leaders

    On Saturday, November 10, the Council of Synod Lutheran Youth Organization Presidents (CSLYOPs) passed a recommendation in support of LGBT clergy and requested that the subject be included in the agenda of the 2009 Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) Conven...

  • Jen Nagel called to Salem English Lutheran Church in Minneapolis

    Jen Nagel, Chaplain to the LC/NA board, has been called as Pastor by Salem English Lutheran Church. The Call Vote occurred yesterday and will result in Jen's ordination on January 19th. Jen has served as Pastoral Minister for the congregation since 200...

  • The Employment Non-Discrimination Act and the future

    [On November 7, just past 6 pm, the US House of Representatives voted 235-184 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that provides for workplace protections for sexual orientation, but not for gender identity.] From LC/NA Executiv...

  • Employment Non-Discrimination Act update - HR 3685 passes the House of Representatives 235-184

    In a vote taken just after 6:00 pm, the House of Representatives voted 235-184 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, HR 3685. The bill provides workplace protections for sexual orientation, but not for gender identity. The Senate has yet to ta...

  • Employment Non-Discrimination Act update

    The ENDA bill and the Baldwin Amendment are on the House floor right now. If you get CSPAN, on your cable system or your computer, you may be able to follow the progress of the bill. It is anticipated that the vote will not occur at the end of the debat...

  • Lesbian ministers take an Amazing Race

    [GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has sent us a press release that we thought we would be of interest to enough of you to share it with you, FYI. It is quoted below.] CBS' Emmy-winning reality series, The Amazing Race, kicked off it...

  • Employment Non-Discrimination Act update

    Despite the information that was given by the leadership on the Hill that ENDA would come up for the floor vote today, it went to the Rules committee yesterday for a floor vote on Wednesday or Thursday. The Baldwin Amendment was ruled in order by the Rul...

  • Employment Non-Discrimination Act to be voted on by the House of Representatives without gender identity protections

    [The following is the text of the email today from United ENDA, and is being sent verbatim since it succinctly gives the essential information.] The House leadership just signaled that it intends to bring the non-inclusive ENDA to the Rules Committee t...

  • Ken Petersen killed on October 31st

    Ken Petersen of Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Anchorage, Alaska, was killed on Wednesday night, October 31. For 31 years, Ken Peterson and Rob Burgess have been in what Rob describes as "a committed relationship with a wonderful, loving friendship." Both ...

  • Employment Non-Discrimination Act update report

    United ENDA reports that the phone calls in the last two days have all been offices on the Hill and offices of the various organizations checking with each other to hear what has been heard about what is going on. What has been heard is that the leaders...