UUFN, as a Welcoming Congregation, celebrates the lives of all people, and is intentionally inclusive and welcoming of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and same-gender couples at all levels of congregational life.

Creating a safe and inclusive spiritual home for LGBT persons and their families is one important way to demonstrate and promote the inherent worth and value of every person, a core Unitarian Universalist value.

ADVOCATES

• Lobbies legislators for equal rights
• Writes Letters to the Editor
• Promotes Relationship Recognition

EDUCATES

• Organizes sexual orientation, gender identification, and anti-discrimination workshops
• Hosts movies, panels and public forums
• Displays tables at annual Delaware Pride Festival

SUPPORTS

• Sponsors Bingo-a-Go-Go games for Delaware Pride
• Collaborates with HAVEN (University of Delaware LGBT student group)

CELEBRATES

• Hosts annual Gay Pride events together with UU Society of Mill Creek
  • Rainbow family picnics
  • Divas and Dudes Drag Show
  • Rainbow Chorale concert
• Celebratory meals

How Can I Participate?

• Join our committee
• Help with our Gay Pride Event
• Attend a workshop or help present a topic
• As a sign of support, wear a rainbow ribbon on your name tag. Ask for one at our table at Coffee Hour.

Other Welcoming Aspects of Our Congregation's Life

• Commitment ceremonies
• Child dedication ceremonies
• We teach our children values of inclusion in our Religious Education program
• We take a stand for government policies that are consistent with our values, such as ending discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.