Holy Week is a journey. A journey from celebration to betrayal—from palms waving in the streets to a cross on a hill -- From death to...

Loren and Faith, one of the most recent 90 Day Fiancé couples featuring a person who is transgender. As Cindy mentioned in her most...

Affirming Quakers is adopting a policy of rash compassion in our objective to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community.

For decades, mainstream television largely ignored authentic queer representation, leaving LGBTQ+ audiences searching for stories that...

Beloved community: let's start thinking together about analog activism. Analog activism is activism that is local, creative, and focused...

For the past 11 days, I’ve been overwhelmed by the relentless wave of frustrating policies and executive orders coming out of the White...

On Martin Luther King Jr. day, I teach my first graders about Dr. King’s influence with a book by Doreen Rappaport called Martin’s Big...

The election is just one week away. For many of us, this is a scary, intimidating time. It’s crucial for queer individuals to know...

As the election quickly approaches, we can all feel tensions rising. Election seasons always have the potential to put a strain on daily...

(TW: evangelical ideology and vocabulary) I remember a time when evangelicals worried about the possible fallout of their words and...

Welcome to the Affirming Quakers blog. This week I’m highlighting, in my opinion, one of the best TV shows ever: Schitt’s Creek. ...

If you have been following us long, you know that the four founders of Affirming Quakers are Wicked the Musical STANS, aka wickedly...

What does it mean to be affirming? Read the old definition, the new and evolved definition, and the inspiration for our definition.

We recently asked you, our followers, if you watched the Olympics and/or Paralympics. Most of you reported that you watched them in some...

We have highlighted The Trevor Project numerous times, through blogs and Instagram spotlights, and there is now a permanent link to the...

In her extraordinary speech last week, Michelle Obama cast a vision of hope, joy, and hard work. It is a brilliant offering from one of...

What is your identity? Identity is a word that is used often in the LGBTQ+ community. Gender identity and pronouns are how we identify...

It’s almost pride month! You know what this means – parades, Pride Month collections, and, as always, controversy. Last year, major...

In February, I attended my first Midwinter Gathering, hosted by Friends of LGBTQ Concerns . Attending this conference was a highlight of...

TW: Depression, suicide As we approach May, we approach Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is something we care deeply about at...