Welcoming Congregation in February

Order the book and hold the date!

Our educational module for this year is the UUA’s Common Read which is Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and Their Families (Skinner House, 2023). It can be found at https://www.uua.org/lifespan/curricula/read. It is a compilation of interviews held with transgendered and non+binary folks followed by input from their partners, parents, siblings and others with whom they have close relationships. While sometimes recounting painful experiences, it also is a joyous celebration and resource guide from those that have come out on the other side and are now sharing their authentic selves.

We will gather, via Zoom to discuss themes, points of interest, new learning and experiences on Saturday, February 22 from 1-2:30 for this conversation.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/94915808359
Or by phone: 1-929-205-6099; Meeting ID: 949 1580 8359

Additionally, many thanks to super internet sleuth, Barbara C. who noted that the UUA website (UUa.org) provides several brief videos that give a glimpse into the book’s many voices and notable issues. They include the following:

1. Authentic Selves: Introduction to a Panel of the Book’s Participant Authors (5:05 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018016200

2. Retrospective: Telling Their Stories for Authentic Selves (7:04 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018019036

3. My Relationship with My Family after Telling My Story (6:18 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018023471

4. Challenges and Needs (6:00 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018026959

5. Trans Euphoria and Thriving (4:48 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018030143

6. Advice to Teens (for Youth Workshops) (4:02 minutes) https://vimeo.com/1018033118

The book is also available as an audio book (https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Selves-Celebrating-Nonbinary-Families/dp/B0DP3K4BK5)

Rev. Michelle also recommends watching this short 10-minute video on the importance of this book as a UUA Common Read: https://vimeo.com/1018035471 See Rev. Michelle in coffee hours on Sunday as she may have a copy of the book she can lend to you as well!