Note: This blog was originally posted on August 7, 2020. Reposted August 13, 2020, due to technical issues. A few weeks ago, I participated in non-violent civil disobedience training with Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou in Seattle, Washington. The training was organized by several interfaith religious leaders in the area. I attended the session to learn [...] Read More
By John Breslin, Special to Religica Violence against transgender people, particularly African-Americans, is partly fueled by some religious leaders and communities, the architects of a new social media campaign highlighting the issue believe. The campaign, organized by transgender individuals of faith, was launched Tuesday, with Twitter users encouraged to share the hashtag, #transphobiaisasin. Rhetoric and […]
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