Affirmation: Stories from Methodism's LGBTQIA+ Caucus
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Title
Affirmation: Stories from Methodism's LGBTQIA+ Caucus
Subject
Methodism, LGBTQIA+ History
Description
An exhibit on the history of Affirmation, the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of The United Methodist Church.
Publisher
Drew University Special Collections
Date
2024
Contributor
Curated by Jacqualine Chipongo, Chantel Makarawa, and Alex Parrish
Rights
Drew University Special Collections
Items in the Affirmation: Stories from Methodism's LGBTQIA+ Caucus Collection
Blair Blurbs Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 1975
The first issue of Blair Blurbs, the newsletter of the United Methodist Gay Caucus, later known as Affirmation.
V. H. H. Green's The Young Mr. Wesley, p. 184
The account of the Holy Club's ministry to Thomas Blair from V. H. H. Green's The Young Mr. Wesley: A Study of John Wesley and Oxford, 1961.
Cover of Jimmy Creech, Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor's Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays
The cover of Jimmy Creech's memoir, Adam's Gift: A Memoir of a Pastor's Calling to Defy the Church's Persecution of Lesbians and Gays.
Attitude Important for General Conference
An article encouraging "an attitude of celebration, claiming wholeness, power, and the capacity to give and receive gifts."
Resolution: Recognizing Committed Relationships
A resolution calling for the recognition of committed lesbian, gay, and bisexual relationships.
Affirmation Promotes Celebration of Covenantal Unions and Valentine's Day Celebration of Commitments
A press release and event announcement concerning actions after the 1996 General Conference banned clergy in The United Methodist Church from celebrating same-sex unions.
Cover of Affirmation's 1998 Valentine Book
The cover of Affirmation's 1998 Valentine Book, edited by Alice G. Knotts, which celebrated committed lesbian, gay, and bisexual unions.
IIIF Manifest
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