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  • World AIDS Day 2025 (And the U.S. chooses silence)
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    World AIDS Day 2025 (And the U.S. chooses silence)

    ByDerek Terry December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

    Today—December 1—we join millions across the globe in remembering the lives lost to HIV and AIDS, honoring those living with HIV, and recommitting…

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  • Our End-of-Year Letter to the Open and Affirming Movement
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    Our End-of-Year Letter to the Open and Affirming Movement

    ByDerek Terry November 25, 2025November 27, 2025

    Back in July, while many of us were at the United Church of Christ’s General Synod in Kansas City, Missouri, I delivered a…

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  • Fuel the Work of Love and Liberation
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    Fuel the Work of Love and Liberation

    ByDerek Terry November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

    Click here to Become a Monthly Sustainer!  Right now, as hatred and fear rise, the Open and Affirming Coalition continues to stand firm…

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  • Help Build a National Movement for Justice — Take the A.C.T OUT Survey Today
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    Help Build a National Movement for Justice — Take the A.C.T OUT Survey Today

    ByDerek Terry November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

    Across our nation, LGBTQ+ people are under attack. Trans and nonbinary youth are being targeted by cruel legislation. Inclusive books and curricula are…

    Read More Help Build a National Movement for Justice — Take the A.C.T OUT Survey TodayContinue

  • Statement from the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of ChristIn Response to Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti
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    Statement from the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of ChristIn Response to Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti

    ByUCC Coalition June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

    June 18, 2025 Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth is a moral…

    Read More Statement from the Open and Affirming Coalition of the United Church of ChristIn Response to Supreme Court Decision in U.S. v. SkrmettiContinue

  • Giving Hope, Growing Love: Give OUT Day Fundraiser
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    Giving Hope, Growing Love: Give OUT Day Fundraiser

    ByUCC Coalition April 23, 2025May 5, 2025

    A $10 Gift Can Change Everything Give Out Day ONA Donation Page Click the link, bookmark it, and start giving on May 22!…

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  • Christian Nationalism: A Threat to Democracy and True Religious Freedom
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    Christian Nationalism: A Threat to Democracy and True Religious Freedom

    ByDerek Terry March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

    In recent years, Christian nationalism has become one of the most dangerous forces shaping American politics, law, and culture. It is a movement…

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  • Announcing the Theme for the 2025 Open and Affirming National Gathering!
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    Announcing the Theme for the 2025 Open and Affirming National Gathering!

    ByUCC Coalition March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

    We are excited to share that the theme for our 2025 National Gathering is:Sacred Seen and Called: Living Our Truth, Embracing Our LightInspired…

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  • Black Joy as Resistance: A Lesson for All
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    Black Joy as Resistance: A Lesson for All

    ByDerek Terry February 21, 2025February 21, 2025

    “Come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” – Lucille Clifton As a Black Queer person,…

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  • Erasing Trans History: The Government’s Quiet Attack on Stonewall’s Legacy
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    Erasing Trans History: The Government’s Quiet Attack on Stonewall’s Legacy

    ByUCC Coalition February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

    The U.S. government has once again made it clear that they want to erase transgender and queer people from history. This time, they…

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