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Affirming Transgender and Nonbinary Youth and the entire LGBTQIA Community

Transgender and nonbinary youth have been under attack this legislative season, with their rights to age-appropriate hormone therapy and other medical care stripped away by Senate Bill 140. UUFA joins in affirming our transgender, non binary, and entire LGBTQIA family. Please read this letter that Rev. Pippin sent to our LGBTQIA community. In addition, the Unitarian Universalist Association issued this message to all Unitarian Universalists in response to attacks on transgender and nonbinary youth and the LGBTQIA community. 

On Friday March 31, UUFA-ers are invited to join Rev Pippin who will be speaking at a national UUA event in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility Friday, March 31st @ 8pm ET. This will be an intentionally multigenerational child and youth-centered event that responds to legislative attacks on transgender youth across the country with a community of resilience. For more information and to register click here.

If you are wondering how you can be an ally to transgender and nonbinary youth, this GLAAD webpage has information to help you feel more grounded and able to show up as an ally. 

Happenings in a List!

For details on many of these, check out “This Month & Beyond” (either on the left of these page or here).

Please make sure you are on Realm/Connect, so you will receive updates and reminders of your groups’ meetings and events directly to your inbox and have easy access to zoom links for virtual happenings.

November

All month

  • Angel Project 2025 [throughout November 2025]
  • Guest at Your Table 
  • Food Bank CANtributions
  • Share the Plate Cause-of-the-Month

 

  •  1 Justice Partner (AADM) Event
  •  1 Voces y versos Performance, 7-9 p.m.
  •  2 End of Daylight Saving Time
  •  2 First Sunday Forum:  The Doctrine of Discovery:  Unmasking the Domination Code  
  •  2 Singing Meditation
  •  2  Conversation Cafe
  •  4 Special Statewide Election
  •  9 Guest at Your Table (through December 31)
  •  9 Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9 Book Talks
  • 10   The Gathering from Side with Love
  • 11 Second Lookers
  • 11 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity:  Are We Too Violent?
  • 15 AADM–UUFA Justice Partner–NEG Black Business Expo
  • 15-16 UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 16 Third Sunday Forum:  Exploring the ACC Jail [Blurb updated]
  • 16  Conversation Cafe
  • 20 UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (TDOR)
  • 21  Justice Partner event:  Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) Meeting
  • 23 UUFA Endowment Sunday
  • 23 Justice Partner event:  AADM People’s Movement Assembly
  • 30 UUFA Justice Action Collaborative

December

  •  5 Athens Pride and Queer Collective–UUFA Justice Partner–Operation Transformation
  • 7 Conversation Cafe
  • 8 The Gathering from Side with Love
  • 9 Second Lookers
  • 9 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity: Are We Too Violent?
  • 14 Priceless Sale
  • 14 Book Talks
  • 20 Solstice Service
  • 21 Third Sunday Forum
  • 21 Conversation Cafe

January

All Month — Winter Clothing Drive

January 2026:  Winter Clothing Drive All Month

  •  4 Conversation Cafe
  • 11 Conversation Cafe
  • 13 Second Lookers
  • 13 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity:  Are We Too Violent?
  • 15 Justice Partner event:  AADM Social Justice Awards and Gala 2026
  • 19 MLK Day Parade (3 p.m., Washington & Hull)
  • 27 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity:  Are We Too Violent?

February 

  •   1 Conversation Cafe
  •   7 Lead with Love
  •   8 Nominations Open for 2026-27 Share the Plate Cause-of-the Month Organizations
  • 10 Second Lookers
  • 10 Adult RE (Religious Exploration) Opportunity:  Are We Too Violent?
  • 15 Conversation Cafe
  • 22 Nominations Close for 2026-27 Share the Plate Cause-of-the Month Organizations

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