Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area

Billy Bradford is an LGBTQI activist in the Bay Area who works with groups such as Marriage Equality USA. He also reaches out to Christian congregations, asking them to reconsider their views on homosexuality and to become welcoming. The Coalition of W…

Please look at these articles on what many are calling Tenessee’s proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill. http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/Proposed_bill_may_quiet_conversation_on_homosexuality__116694874.html?ref=874 http://www.memphisflyer….

“Obama Orders End to Defense of Federal Gay Marriage Law”: The Justice Department will now take the position in court that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional!

Please support the CWC and attend this event on March 1st, 7:00 pm in Mudd 100 at the Pacific School of Religion! Here’s the facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/BayAreaCoalitionofWelcomingCongregations?sk=wall#!/event.php?eid=105001949580569

“British Gay Muslims seek Islamic weddings”: An article about a Muslim, lesbian couple’s ‘nikah’ – a Muslim matrimonial contract – and their sexuality and faith.

Such a powerful address for marriage equality in Iowa! “Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6 in the Iowa House of Representatives. Wahls has two …

Please check out this beautiful video by Sean Chapin of our Valentine’s Day Marriage Equality Action!

What a blessed action we had yesterday at City Hall! We had so many great speakers and many powerful stories shared. There was a strong sense of love and compassion in the air, as choruses and participants sang beautiful songs (even while they were bei…

Check out the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce’s recent study on discrimination against transgender people: http://www.thetaskforce.org/press/releases/pr_study_020411Also check out Mandy Carter’s commentary on the report via ColorLines:  http://…

David Kato – Religious Rhetoric and Violence: Please check out The Rev. Dr. Jay Emerson Johnson’s, the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies’s (CLGS) Director of Academic Research and Resources, commentary on the murder of David Kato.