On August 3rd, the documentary Pray Away will drop on Netflix and air in 37 languages and 190 countries. Several “ex-gay” leaders were interviewed and are the major voices in the film. Yvette Cantu Schneider is one of the voice. I know Yvette well. I met her in 2013 after an interview she did with GLAAD […]
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It’s Time for a Change by Yvette Cantu Schneider
I’m never surprised when someone who claimed not to be gay suddenly announces that, surprise, they actually are gay. Like I’ve said many times before, I haven’t met a so-called ex-gay man I didn’t think was still gay. Not one. It’s one of many reasons I left the Christian Right and the advocacy work I […]
Living Stones — Complementarianism IS Hierarchical and Damaging to Women & LGBT People
This is the third in a series of posts challenging the sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender hierarchy/ binary teachings of Pastor Harvey Turner, Lead Pastor of Living Stones Church, Reno, Nevada. [Harvey is not alone in his teachings. Many conservative churches teach these principles, inclusive of members of the Acts 29 network, co-founded by now-shamed and fired Mark […]
Living Stones Leaders to Trans Community — you need to “faithfully” live out birth sex gender roles
This Sunday, attendees of the Living Stones Church, Reno, Nevada will hear a sermon partially focused on gender. Deuteronomy 22:5 is one of the proof texts being used to discuss gender so that hearers might be “biblically faithful and compassionate to those struggling with (gender dysphoria).” […]
Sisters of Thunder Podcasts with Kathy and Yvette
In July 2015, Kathy Baldock and Yvette Cantu Schneider began hosting a weekly 30-40 minute podcast which will be archived. Canyonwalker Connections is one of the foremost organizations working to educate and invite productive dialogue for both religious inclusion, and for social equality for the LGBT community. Kathy Baldock is the Executive Director of Canyonwalker […]
Walking the Bridgeless Canyon | How I Became an Advocate for LGBT Inclusion
I am on the board of The Reformation Project (TRP), founded by Matthew Vines. The mission of the organization is to: seeks to reform church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. This fall, TRP will host our first leadership conference for 50 straight, gay, bisexual, and transgender Christians who are committed to reform. From September […]