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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. 

Highlights of Upcoming Special Events

Groups on hiatus for the summer include Book Talks Discussion Group and Second Lookers. Check with your group on Realm/Connect for updates.

September

  • Diaper Drive All Month
  • 7th – First Sunday Forum:  A New Cause of the Month–The Athens Clarke County Center for Racial Justice and Black Futures
  • 7th – Annual Ingathering worship service
  • 7th – Priceless Sale
  • 7th – Food for Life Class
  • 7th & 8th – Artist Dropoff for Invitational Art Exhibit
  • 9th – Second Lookers
  • 10th – Simple Supper
  • 12-14th – UUFA Gathering at The Mountain! Register soon!
  • 13th – UUFA Justice Partner (AADM) Event–End School to Prison Pipeline Conference
  • 14th – Capital Campaign celebration and Dedication of Fellowship Hall and Social Action Nook 
  • 14th – Book Talks
  • 19th – Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC), 5:30 to 7 p.m., Oconee St. United Methodist Church (OSUMC)
  • 20th – Latinxfest, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 
  • 21st – Third Sunday Forum (topic TBD)
  • 21st – International Day of Peace – A March of Faith in Resistance to Mass Deportation (sponsored by the Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition) (Walk from Emmanuel Episcopal, have a ecumenical service at the federal courthouse, and then return.), 2 p.m.
  • 21st – Goddess Group Hosts a Fall Equinox Circle Dance, 2 p.m.
  • 23rd – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (Celebrate Bisexuality Day)

October 

  • All month – LGBT History Month
  •   5th – First Sunday Forum (sponsored by the Earth Ministry Team) featuring Glenn Donnahoe
  • 11th – UUA Day of Observance (National Coming Out Day)
  • 12th – Singing Meditation
  • 12th – Book Talks
  • 14th – Second Lookers
  • 25th – EJC Justice Fest
  • 26th – UUFA Fall Festival
  • 26th – UUA Day of Observance (Intersex Awareness Day)
  • 31st – UUFA Coven Group Covencraft 5:30 p.m.

November

  •  1st – Voces y versos Performance, 7-9
  • 2nd – Singing Meditation
  •  9th – Start of Family Promise Week (partnering with Holy Cross Lutheran Church)
  •  9th – Book Talks
  • 11th – Second Lookers
  • 15th-16th – UU GA LAN (Legislative Action Network) Third Annual Conference 
  • 20th – UUA Welcoming Day of Observation (TDOR)

Looking for regular meetings? Join groups in Realm/Connect and check the summary on this page to the left.  Don’t know about Realm yet? Contact Meredyth at members at uuathensga.org to learn more.  

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