#Methodists end #antigay #bans, closing 50 years of #battles over #sexuality for #mainline #Protestants.

It took just a few days for #UnitedMethodist #delegates to remove a half-century's worth of #denominational #bans on #gay #clergy and #samesexmarriages.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion

https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/methodists-end-anti-gay-bans-closing-50-years-of-battles-over-sexuality-for-mainline-protestants/article_d943294b-9a02-52a2-984e-5480520b1342.html

#UnitedMethodists open first top-level #conference since #breakup over #LGBTQ #inclusion.

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in #Charlotte, #NorthCarolina, for their big #denominational #meeting, known as #generalconference, the only entity that can speak for the entire denomination.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Spirituality #Religion #Representation #Culture

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/United-Methodists-schism-LGBTQ-samesex-marriage-i96806