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ell... it was bound to than anyone else. Ijust go from conscience — will never lead you
Whappen. You knew my own experiences and try to help wrong. Does that mean that I have
Mamaw would talk about God people find their own way, and if always made the right choices?
at some point, didn’t ya? Why they want to use my experiences as Don’t make me laugh. I’m human,
would I want to take on a subject a gauge to base their own stuff on, honey.
that inspires so much debate? I then who am I to stop them. People have asked me how I can
guess it is because I just want to You see, I always believed there believeinthisGodthingwhenIcan’t
share my own experience. Many of was something bigger than myself see Him (or Her). I can’t touch or
y’all know that I go to church most out there somewhere that seemed to hear God. Then why believe? (By
Sundays, but that doesn’t make me be watching over me. I have been the way, I do refer to God as Him,
holier than thou. Truth be known, in so many situations in my life but in all actuality, I believe that
I am just trying to do my best on that could have ended tragically God embodies the perfect mix ofall
this journey, and what I get out of but instead I came out okay. I’ve that is both masculine and feminine
church on Sunday seems to help me never been a person who claimed to and understands everything about
find the strength to endure life’s have all the answers, but in my life, us.) My answer is that I exercise
challenges. It helps me find my it has seemed that when I needed my faith andjust choose to believe.
center so that I handle things from an answer about something, it was What is this FAITH thing anyway,
a place of peace rather than chaos. always there - right on time. Not you might ask? A cousin of mine
Does that mean I have my “stuff” always on my time but at least it recently defined it as well as I have
together all the time? Don’t be was there when I really needed it ever heard it. He said, “Faith is
silly. I can freak out just as easily to be. It was as if I heard or felt walking around corners.” Think
as anyone... but when I get to my someone or something guiding me about it. That is exactly what he
quiet place and try to find my center, to where I needed to be or what I said, and he was right. We walk
I can usually talk myself off of the needed to do. Someone told me around corners metaphorically and
ledge. Does that mean that I know once that when you hear that voice literally everyday not knowing what
and understand everything about in your head trying to get you to is around that corner, but we do it.
God and spirituality? Yeah, right! choose right over wrong, it is more We walk around that corner, and we
Not a chance. But I have learned to than your conscience talking. Many believe that whatever we encounter,
trust my heart. I know sometimes I people think that your conscience we will be able to deal with. And
can get a little preachy, and I really is the voice of God and if we listen what does it mean to “exercise”
don’t mean to act like I know more close enough, then your heart - or Continued on nextpage
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my faith? For me, I exercise my own life experiences. The only United Church of Christ, 500 Don
faith by thanking God for the thinngould try to get everyone to Anna Drive. You don’t have to
answer even before I know what do is to find your quiet place and drink any Kool-Aid or bite the head
the answer is. I believe or “have truly listen to what is inside you. off any chicken (not the first visit
faith” that what I need will be there Search your heart and be brutally anyway). Just come and check it
when I need it. That doesn’t mean honest with yourself. Don’t try to out. I like to say that we don’t love
I can just sit around and wait for convince yourself one way or the you in spite ofwho you are; we love
God to work miracles. Sometimes other. Listen to your heart and you BECAUSE ofwho you are. We
those miracles happen through my listen to that voice in your head. embrace all of the differences and
own efforts, and I am guided by the Then and only then will you find we celebrate diversity. We live this
force that lives within me. Could your truth. motto, “No matter who you are or
that be God? Anyway,this is what works for me. where you are on life’s journey...
WouldIdare to try to get everyone I leave you with this, my prayer: you are WELCOME here.” See ya
to believe just like I do? Well, that everyone who reads this article Sunday?
NO. Your faith and your beliefs will find that force within him or (Send comments or suggestions to
are yours. They are what you feel her that leads to a place of true joy. HelenahandbasketKY@gmai1.com)
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relationship with its members and clients, through tips. We were at the Fairness that goes into the events that raise money
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6 Supreme Court of the United children, who may be subject to harmful from its list of mental illnesses in 1973.

T‘States has made marriage equality a conversion therapy. Let us make Leelah’s Gender Identity disorder was removed fiom
reality. The law is now on our side despite any law to ban conversion therapy a reality. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
resistance. Now a burning question remains: The law is named for Leelah Alcom, a Disorders when the DSM - 5 was published
Where does the LGBTQ+ community put transgender teen from Ohio who killed in May 2013. The people still practicing
its collective advocacy emphasis next? My herself last winter after experiencing conversion therapy ignore what the APA
answer is, to paraphrase a bartender or two, conversion therapy. Banning conversion has said and act as if being LGBTQ+ were
“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t therapy would benefit not just transgender something that needs to be cured.
stay here.” We still need to move forward. children who are subject to the practice, Unfortunately, our state Senate has already

Many battles remain in the fight for but also those children whose families may proven that they are more than willing to use
equality. Marriage is just one piece of the not accept their sexual orientation. In fact, our children as cannon fodder for their own
puzzle. We are all aware of the backlash of many mental health professionals (including political pandering to the far right. It will be
recalcitrant county clerks who are virtually most major associations of physicians and anuphill battle to break their habit of picking
daring Governor Beshear to fire them for psychologists) believe that conversion on LGBTQ+ children when they reconvene.
not doing their jobs. However, instead of therapy is harrnfirl. Not only is it ineffective, Of course, there is always push back fiom
focusing on the small-minded folks, who it also can cause harm to the victims progress, be it child labor laws or interracial
history is in the process of leaving behind, tantamount to child abuse. It can lead some marriage, but we owe it to the next generation
let us continue to bring the fight forward to depression, substance abuse, self-harm, or to protect them and help them flourish.
to make a more equal, just, and fair world even, like in Leelah’s case, suicide. Ithinkthatalawbanningconversiontherapy
for all LGBTQ+ individuals. Let us focus New Jersey, California, Oregon, and can be accomplished here inKentucky. Then
on better and more accessible healthcare. Washington DC have banned conversion again, we do have a group that wants to use
Let us tackle workplace discrimination. Let therapy. Those bans have held strong in the our tax dollars to build Noah’s Ark right up
us challenge the rampant violence against face of challenges in federal courts. ANew the road fiom Frankfort. To me, passing
LGBTQ+ people of color. Let us help Jersey Superior Court noted, “Saying that Leelah’s law is not only a worthy endeavor
undocumented LGBTQ+ people who may homosexuality is a disorder is not novel, like but it should be a top priority. You may write
be fleeing persecution. the notion that the earth is flat, it is outdated me at tmeadows828@gmail.com or follow

My personal quest will be to advocate for and refuted.” The American Psychiatric me on Twitter Tuesday Meadows@trishgigi.
LGBTQ+ children, especially transgender Association (APA) removed homosexuality Now Tuesday is gone with the wind. 0
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By Carol Taylor-Shim, MSW
rowing up I thought I was We shared so many experiences we were feeling. The thought of losing
Gmissing out on the rite of together. Some beautiful, some one of our own became a reality to so
passage that is summer camp. Hearing challenging, and some that were many people that night. Some campers
kids brag about all the new friends they downright frightening. We all got a real couldn’t understand the concept of
made, who they made out with, and all life lesson on the need for solidarity intersectionality until they realized the
the cool friendship bracelets they got, when the campus police showed up to reason their fellow campers could’ve
made me feel like I was missing out on engage in state policing of Black and died right in front of us simply for being
' something. Last summer I made up for Brown bodies. In those moments, the black. Being anything other than white
} my lack of childhood camp experience, fear of death of some of our own was in America automatically puts atarget on
' and I went to Camp Pride and GOT palpable. They dared to exist in their your back. But it shouldn’t take seeing
; MY ENTIRE LIFE. Camp Pride is identities as people of color, as trans it up close and personal to believe that
‘ the premiere leadership academy women of color, as queer people of our lives are at risk. If you are a person
i for LGBTQQIA students and higher color. The White officers, with their state- of color in America, your life is at risk.
education professionals. My life was sanctioned power, had complete and If you are a queer person of color, your
i completely changed last year thanks to total control over the lives and bodies of risk is even greater. If you are a trans
: Camp Pride. They showed me how being people I cared deeply for. The thought woman of color, you are at the greatest
' a woman of color and a lesbian intersect. of them becoming a hashtag brings risk for death, which is the ultimate price
: They gave me a sense of pride as a queer about an overwhelming sadness, fear, to pay for daring to exist as a fill], 100%
; woman of color that I never had before, and frustration that is hard to explain, authentic person.
and I am forever grateful for that gift. but I feel it deep in my soul. The need For me Camp Pride was the first
This summer I came back as part of for solidarity presented itself again as time I’ve seen my entire LGBTQQIA
Camp Staff, and I am still reeling and our campers were harassed bya group of community come together in the truest
' reveling from the beauty of it all. This misinformed, misguided, and completely form of solidarity. When I look back, I am
year camp taught me a lot of things like obnoxious middle-schoolers who threw so thankful for the time I spent with some
I North Carolina humidity is oppressive, food and ice and called some of our of the most powerfiil and courageous
it is possible to sweat your eyebrows off, campers “disgusting.” Once again, our social justice activists you could ever
and sometimes bees come in dinosaur campers were merely existing in their bring together. They gave me so much
sizes. The best thing I learned at summer own glorious kaleidoscopes of identities hope for our future. We cried out of shared
‘ camp was the beauty and necessity of and living their lives out loud. Some pain, fear and utter exhaustion, celebrated
L solidaritywithin and across marginalized folks just can’t handle all that fierceness one another with love and admiration,
populations. Our community is in and power. and committed to each other to work in
desperate need of solidarity not After both incidents, we came together solidarity with all oppressed identities. It
yesterday, not next week, not after the in community as a family to process is solidarity NOW or nothing at all. That’s
next big thing, but RIGHT NOW! all that we had experienced and all that what I learned at summer camp. 0
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