Book Presentation: To Hear and Respond- the Quakers’ Groundbreaking Push for Gay Liberation. TODAY March 2 HYBRID

Via FLGBTQC 

This Sunday Brian Blackmore director of Quaker Engagement from AFSC will give a presentation about his book: To Hear and Respond- the Quakers’ Groundbreaking Push for Gay Liberation.  This will be a hybrid presentation from 09:30-10:30am PST.

In preprint, according to Amazon Amazon.com: To Hear and to Respond: The Quakers' Groundbreaking Push for Gay Liberation, 1946-1973 (Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences): 9789004727601: T Blackmore, Brian: Books

RantWoman's plea as long as the book is in pre-publication, Please, PLEASE make sure there is an audio or e-reader version available and / or that readings can be found on an audio channel such as YouTube. RantWoman KNOWS this may be a lift for some authors and publishers, but RantWoman is NOT going to recommend the book unless she can also recommend it to other queer blind / print disabled people.

More about the book:

Despite the prevailing assumption that religious groups are antagonistic towards LGBTQIA+ people, in the mid-twentieth century Quakers established the first social service organization for gay people in the United States, wrote the first public and positive evaluation of homosexuality from a religious perspective, and composed the first public statement in support of bisexuality from a religious assembly. 

In the 1960s and 1970s, many gay rights activists were trained by Quakers in nonviolent resistance, some influential gay rights leaders were Quakers themselves, and a few important gay rights organizations operated out of Quaker-owned properties. Eye-witness reports state that Quakers were present at the Stonewall riots. They were also the only religious group to march in the first gay pride parade. 

This book tells the story of Quaker support for gay liberation between 1946-1973 as demonstrated through Quaker experiments in criminal justice reform, challenges to Christian moral codes, and advocacy for attitudinal change within the Religious Society of Friends.

If anyone wants to join, the zoom link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2065476449.

AND from AFSC Quaker Engagement

Dear Friend,   You are invited to join an AFSC presentation hosted by University Friends Meeting on Sunday, March 2. Brian Blackmore, AFSC's Director of Quaker Engagement, will provide an overview of AFSC's work to build peace around the globe, and share opportunities for Friends to engage with our work and programs.    As the Director of Quaker Engagement, Brian's work concentrates on leading AFSC’s efforts to build nurturing, trusting, and engaged relationships with Quaker faith communities, schools, and organizations in the U.S. and around the world.   Friends from Seattle are welcome to join for meeting for worship at 11 a.m. before the presentation at 12:30 p.m. Please feel free to share this invitation with members of your community.   Sunday, March 2: University Friends Meeting 12:30 p.m. 4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105

In Peace,    AFSC Quaker Engagement