Have You Ever Lived or Worked Under Another Name?

This question can create tremendous fear for transgender people looking for employment. “The indignities experienced by transgender individuals – whose numbers...

What God Has Joined

Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite is Professor of Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary and just published an essay on marriage at Sojourners, a...

Westminster Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC Celebrates 30 Years of More Light

More Light Presbyterians congratulates Westminster Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC as they celebrate their 30th anniversary of More Light. On More...

In-Laws and Out-Laws

As we await the Supreme Court’s decisions on DOMA and Prop 8, I think back to 1997 when I first protested...

Harvey Milk Day 2013: “You Gotta Give ‘Em Hope.”

Harvey Milk’s election in 1977 as one of the world’s first openly gay elected officials symbolized the freedom to live life...

My State has Marriage Equality–Does My Church?

We urge sessions and clergy to have conversations now about whether or not officiating at and/or hosting same gender marriages will be...

A New Generation of Scouts Expect a Welcoming BSA

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) will vote on whether or not to welcome gay scouts and leaders next week. The...

International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia

Friday, May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO). IDAHO is inspired by the United Nations’ Universal Declaration...

What If the Church Gave a Trial and Nobody Came

Rev. Dr. Thomas Ogletree, Professor Emeritus of Ethics and former Dean of Yale Divinity School, was recently charged by several New York...

Immigration Reform Must Include Same Gender Bi-National Couples

More Light Presbyterians calls on Congress to pass comprehensive and inclusive immigration reform, including a provision allowing a path to citizenship...