TIME: 10 am – 3:30 pm, Worship service to follow at 4:30 pm
Lunch provided by the congregation
Participants can attend in person or virtually on Zoom
First Unitarian Society, Madison WI
As people of faith, we are called to be a prophetic and active force for justice in our world, both inside and outside our congregational walls. In our faith communities, being a place of welcome and belonging is about more than being friendly. It means actively working to dismantle the forces in our world that teach us that some people are better, normal, more valuable and other people are lesser than, other, outsiders. In our world today, we know that Trans and Non-binary lives are under threat. The current political moment is a dangerous and terrifying one for trans people and their loved ones, as harmful anti-trans rhetoric and legislation escalates across the country.
Come expand your understanding of what it means to be trans and nonbinary, learn how to tell fact from fiction, and find out how to help create safety for trans people and their families in this moment. No matter who you are or how much or how little you know about gender diversity, this interactive and informative workshop will expand your mind, open your heart, and give all of us the tools we need to deepen our welcome and care for people of all genders in our community.
Zr. Alex Kapitan (ze/per) is a lay community minister, educator, editor, consultant, and activist. A trans and queer lifelong Unitarian Universalist, Alex does interfaith LGBTQ work and supports congregations in becoming places of radical welcome for all. Ze is the co-founder of the Transforming Hearts Collective, the co-leader of the program Trans Inclusion in Congregations, and the founder of Radical Copyeditor, an anti-oppressive language project.
To register, please fill out the registration form:
FUS Madison will host a min-performance and talkback by Proud Theater – an award-winning, innovative, empowering youth theater program bringing together LGBTQ+ and allied youth at the intersection of art and activism. February 21, 7pm, in the Atrium Auditorium. Free and open to everyone. (This event will be in-person only.)
Prior to the presentation by Proud Theater, we invite everyone in our LGBTQ+IA community to gather for a dinner @ 5:30pm. There is no cost, but please RSVP to Rev. Kelly Crocker by February 16.
