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“Pride” was the conversation topic at our last Vancouver Generous Space meeting. We all shared our memories and associations with Pride parades, festivals and events, and while there were some common threads, it struck me how differently we experienced Pride, and I continued to ponder this as I read other Pride reflections online from community members across Canada. Some of us remember hiding in the corners and at the edges of Pride events, worried about being “outed” or see

David and I have been friends since 2002 when I first took my role with the ministry. Right away, we appreciated each other. We “got” each other. Back then, David and I were both driven – to serve God, to see the ministry grow, and to connect with people at the intersection of faith, gender, and sexuality. There’s a lot of water under the bridge between then and now. I sent David an email today just to check in – there’d been a lot of exciting things happening. David was nomi

Driving over the bridge to Hamilton last night I saw a rainbow.  I hadn’t seen a real one through sun and rain for a while and though it was faint it was so very beautiful.  One can’t help but see such an ethereal moment as wondrous. My rainbow sighting also reminded me of the polarization that continues to rage.  It called to mind the angry posts I’ve seen from Christians berating LGBTQ+ people for using the rainbow for their “agenda.” And it brought me back to being at Toro

For a few years, I’ve been pondering and dreaming about some way to demonstrate the love and care I feel for gay people in connection to Pride events. I’ve winced, as I know many Christians have, at the images of religious people holding placards in protest along the side of parade routes. The most ridiculous photo I saw was of the back of a man’s t-shirt that read, “Real Christians Don’t Sin”….. What????? Every real Christian I know sins – all the time. That’s why we need a