Founded in 1699 – Still active

I would like to, if I may, talk to you all about justice. More than that, as Linda had suggested the theme of “Medicine under focus” as our theme, I want to talk about “Justice through science.”

“This General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches,a. Affirms with joy that each person’s understanding and statement of their own gender identity is a matter of conscience;b. affirms that transgender rights are human rights;c. joins the BMA, the TUC and others in civil society in urging the adoption of the self-declaration model for gender…

One is not born, but becomes straight(Sara Ahmed paraphrasing Simone de Beauvoir) When Linda invited me to share some thoughts with you all for our Pride Celebration service, I felt honoured and also a little flummoxed about what I could contribute to a congregation of Unitarians whose collective and individual histories abound in concrete examples