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Gender and Sexual Identities
March 2026
News
U.S. Quakers Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
Members of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting convened an online vigil in November to commemorate the deaths of transgender individuals in…
Sharlee DiMenichi
Among Friends
To Be Known and Loved
Introduction to our March issue.
Martin Kelley
Features
Beyond Acceptance
Embracing and cherishing LGBTQ people in our meetings.
Michelle Downey
Features
Wrestling with Gender Identity in African Quakerism
Questions around gender identity and diversity are often silenced within Quaker communities.
Esther Mombo
Features
Are You a Girl or a Boy?
A Friend finds a place of wholeness.
Mico Sorrel
Features
Troubling the Waters
Looking beyond the binary.
Judith Fetterley
Features
With Support from the Queerness Committee
Recognizing the sacred gift of trans identity.
Petra Doan
Features
Living Truth with Integrity
Honoring the lives of trans, nonbinary, and intersex Friends.
Ted Heck and Jim Fussell
Features
Josiah Marvel and the Civilian Readjustment Committee
Reclaiming queer Quaker history.
Brian T. Blackmore
Online Features
Suffering in Silence
The plight of trans Friends in Kenya.
George Busolo Lukalo
Online Features
The Clearness Committee That Changed My Life
Stony Run Meeting and clearness committee play a major role in the author's journey.
Erica Burns
Poetry
Trilogy
I was a girly boy— / A real live boyish girl.
Douglass Allen
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