Hannah Brown
Why We Love Schitt's Creek
Welcome to the Affirming Quakers blog. This week I’m highlighting, in my opinion, one of the best TV shows ever: Schitt’s Creek. ...
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Madi Brown
Oct 13 min
Why we can't wait for Wicked the movie and all of its Queer joy
If you have been following us long, you know that the four founders of Affirming Quakers are Wicked the Musical STANS, aka wickedly...
Cindy Dawson
Sep 243 min
Why we call ourselves Affirming Quakers
What does it mean to be affirming? Read the old definition, the new and evolved definition, and the inspiration for our definition.
Hannah Brown
Sep 103 min
Queer joy at the Olympic Games
We recently asked you, our followers, if you watched the Olympics and/or Paralympics. Most of you reported that you watched them in some...
Madi Brown
Sep 25 min
The history of The Trevor Project
We have highlighted The Trevor Project numerous times, through blogs and Instagram spotlights, and there is now a permanent link to the...
Cindy Dawson
Aug 264 min
Why we warn against "all are welcome"
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...
Madi Brown
May 283 min
Who are you? Finding your identity in a world full of so many options.
What is your identity? Identity is a word that is used often in the LGBTQ+ community. Gender identity and pronouns are how we identify...
Hannah Brown
May 201 min
Corporations doing it right this Pride Month
It’s almost pride month! You know what this means – parades, Pride Month collections, and, as always, controversy. Last year, major...
Cindy Dawson
May 136 min
A genuine question: are we evangelical?
In February, I attended my first Midwinter Gathering, hosted by Friends of LGBTQ Concerns . Attending this conference was a highlight of...
Madi Brown
Apr 293 min
Be the one: Approaching Mental Health Awareness Month
TW: Depression, suicide As we approach May, we approach Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health is something we care deeply about at...
Hannah Brown
Apr 222 min
An update from the Browns
We have taken a break from Wednesdays with the Browns this quarter, so we thought it would be fun to fill the Affirming Quakers family in...
Cindy Dawson
Apr 85 min
"We don't want that filth" is not religious freedom
Fifteen days after Nex Benedict died, Oklahoma Senator Ron Woods responded to a question about the 50+ Oklahoma bills targeting the...
Madi Brown
Mar 42 min
Women's History Month: Queer women who made history
It's March, which means it's Women's History Month. I'd like to highlight Queer women who were trailblazers for women's and LGBTQ+...
Hannah Brown
Feb 254 min
The Best of Queer Eye
Season 8 of Queer Eye was just released on Netflix, so I thought now would be the perfect time to share my three favorite episodes from...
Marcus Collick
Feb 182 min
Safe Person
For many years and decades, there have been stories of people within the LGBTQ+ coming to terms with and loving themselves for being who...
Cindy Dawson
Feb 123 min
Why Affirming Quakers is not a Revenge Project
Affirming Quakers is not a revenge project because revenge would shape the entire project around those who hurt us. And we are tired of...
Madi Brown
Feb 52 min
Why visibility is important
Visibility is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the LGBTQ+ community. We had many conversations in the beginnings of Affirming...
Marcus Collick
Jan 282 min
Rest
Rest. In the Bible, there are many stories that Jesus tells about rest and the importance of it. The earliest rest is mentioned in...
Hannah Brown
Jan 212 min
We're joining YouTube!
Affirming Quakers has been a dream of ours for a while. We knew we needed to start an organization to help Queer Quakers and their allies...
Cindy Dawson
Dec 22, 20233 min
We hold you in the light
There is a beloved Quaker saying: "We hold you in the light." Although the origin of the phrase is murky and its meaning murkier, it...
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