Coalition of Welcoming Congregations of the Bay Area

Actors are coming out in support of Spirit Day (October 20). Read this article and don’t forget to wear purple on October 20th. http://broadwayworld.com/article/STAGE-TUBE-Kristin-Chenoweth-Mario-Lopez-Naya-Rivera-et-al-Speak-Out-Against-LGBT-Bullying-20111013

This is worth reading and could be used in other settings http://www.lcna.org/images/stories/downloads/resources/050_where-hands-will-reach-resource-edition.pdf

Read this article about the courageous effort Mitch Mayne is making within the Mormon church. http://www.advocate.com/News/News_Features/Is_This_the_Mormon_Ambassador_to_LGBT_People/

The pastors of the CWC; Reverend Roland Stringfellow and Reverend Dawn Roginski have developed sermon notes for pastors to use as they prepare their sermons to celebrate Spirit Day Sunday, October 23, 2011. Here is the link to the resources: https://cwcbay.org/resources/sermon-resources-for-spirit-day-2011/

new article in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/01/obama-hrc-speech-gay-rights_n_990574.html

This is an blog post in the Huffington Post written by  the CWC’s own Rev Roland Stringfellow. It is worth reading! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-roland-stringfellow/california-fair-act_b_993449.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false Here is the text: In Support of Faith, Fairness and California’s FAIR Education Act By Roland Stringfellow Our families and communities will be stronger when we begin to recognize the value of every […]

An action alert from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Anti-LGBT extremists are coming after the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community again! And we have to stop them – again. The FAIR Education Act requires California schools to teach the history of LGBT people and people with disabilities in age-appropriate ways. We know […]

here is the link to the Washington Post blog:http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/same-sex-marriage-cases-wind-their-way-to-supreme-court-as-political-climate-changes/2011/09/25/gIQABW03wK_story.html

new blog post from the National Center for Transgender Equality. Here is the link: http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/the-top-10-things-trans-people-should-know-about-the-new-standards-of-care/

here is the link to the article in the Salt Lake Tribune: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52486958-78/mayne-gay-lds-ward.html.csp?page=1