CCC Open and Affirming (ONA) Continuing Education

Thank you to the many people who attended the ONA presentation shared by guest speaker jordan luka 3 colorways release dates air jordan 31 xxx1 Keith West on Sunday, January 12. There was good information about inclusive language and correct terminology, LGBTQ+ history, Biblical references, and current statistics. Keith was an enthusiastic and engaging presenter! His PowerPoint presentation is presented below. If you have follow-up questions, please let us know! ~Lynn Horton for the CCC ONA Ministry Group

 

 

LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Background and Discussion
Keith West

LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
Terminology and Concepts Timeline and Milestones Current Issues and Controversies

 

 

Terminology and Concepts
❖ L – Lesbian ❖ G – Gay ❖ B – Bisexual (Pansexual) ❖ T – Transgender ❖ Q – Queer or Questioning
❖ A – Asexual (Ace) ❖ A – Aromantic ❖ A – Ally ❖ I – Intersexed ❖ 2S – “Two Spirits ❖ NB – “Non-binary” or “Gender-queer”

 

Other terms to know
❖ Cis-gender – someone whose gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth ❖ Gender-fluid – someone whose gender identity fluctuates. ❖ Transvestite – Outdated term. “Crossdresser” more preferred. Someone who commonly dresses as a gender other than the one they identify as. Drag Queen/Kings are the classic example. NOT the same as Transgender ❖ “Transgendered” – NO. Insulting. Do not use. ❖ Pronouns – Ask people what pronouns they use. Default to “They,” never “it.”

 

LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Timeline (Medical/Scientific, Political, Legal)

❖ 1952 – APA lists Homosexuality as a mental disorder

❖ 1969 – Stonewall Riots – Key moment in public fight for LGBTQ rights

❖ 1973 – APA removes homosexuality as a disorder in DSM-II

❖ 1986 – Bowers v Hardwick – Court upholds criminalization of Homosexuality (‘Sodomy Laws”)

❖ 1993 – Clinton signs Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (presented as compromise, generally seen as harmful to gay rights)

❖ 1996 – Clinton signs Defense of Marriage Act – bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages

❖ 1996 – Hawaii recognizes some legal protections for gay couples

❖ 1998 – Matthew Shepard is killed.

❖ 2000 – Vermont legalizes Civil Unions

❖ 2003 – Lawrence v Texas – Court overturns Bowers

❖ 2004 – First legal same-sex marriage in US (in MA)

❖ 2004 – 11 states put constitutional amendments to ban gay marriage on the ballot -most pass 2

❖ 2011 – Obama administration repeals Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – gay people can serve openly

❖ 2015 – Obergefell v Hodges – Supreme court declares that it is unconstitutional to deny marriage to same-sex couples

❖ 2016 – Obama administration allows transgender troops to serve openly.

❖ 2017 – Trump announces via twitter than transgender troops will be banned from serving openly.  ➢ Joint Chiefs of Staff are all on record saying trans troops pose no threat to military readiness/effectiveness.  ➢ Policy is revised several times

❖ 2017 – Courts strike down the ban

❖ 2018 – Administration abandons initial policy. Puts out new policy which focuses on “gender dysphoria” diagnosis and effectively bans more than 90% of trans soldiers.

❖ 2019 – Court allows new policy to stay in place.

 

Title VII Protection

❖ Title VII of 1964 Civil Rights Act – Protects against employment discrimination based on “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin”

❖ EEOC guidance currently says that for federal jobs this applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.

❖ In 26 states it is legal to fire someone because of their perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.

❖ Similar numbers for denial of housing, credit

❖ Cases currently pending for Supreme Court to review.

 

LGBTQ+ Current Issues: “Bathroom Bills”

❖ Multiple States are considering bills requiring students to use bathroom matching the gender they were assigned at birth.

❖ Obama Dept of Ed opposed this practice – Trump admin reversed.

❖ Facts ➢ ~1.4 million trans people in the US  ➢ In 15 years only 1 alleged sex crime in bathroom/changing room by trans person  ➢ 150+ Instances by un-disguised cis-gender men  ➢ Trans people much more likely to be assault victims than perpetrators ➢ Sexual assault rate rose in schools with this bathroom policy  ➢ No increase in assaults in cities with anti-discrim bathroom laws

 

LGBTQ+ Current Issues: “Religious Right to Discriminate?”

❖ Key question – should it be legal for “public accommodations” (business) to deny service based on religious beliefs? ➢ Burwell v Hobby Lobby – some corporations have “religious rights” ➢ Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado – very narrow ruling, larger question unsettled.

❖ Examples ➢ Services related to gay marriage ➢ Insurance/Healthcare professionals denying service for trans people ➢ Adoption/Foster care (7 States permit explicitly) ➢ Lunch-counter style exclusion (Mississippi Law may permit)

 

LGBTQ+ Identities and Biblical Interpretations

❖ Differences among Christian Denominations – Some view any non-straight identity as a sin (Southern Baptist, Missouri Synod Lutheran, many Pentecostal) – Others more open to different identities (ELCA, Episcopalians, some factions of other denominations)

 

❖ Potentially Relevant Passages

– Leviticus 18, 20 (Echoed in Deuteronomy) – “Abomination” or “Ritual Impurity”

– Genesis ● Creation (indirect) ● Sodom/Gomorrah (historically interpreted as lack of hospitality)

– Book of Ruth – Ruth and Naomi (Often interpreted as lesbians)

– 1 Samuel 18:1, 2 Samuel 1:26 – David and Johnathan (Sometimes interpreted as gay)

– Romans 1:18-32 (Ritual sex/prostitution)

– 1 Corinthians 6:9 (Echoed in 1 Timothy) – “Arsenokoitai”

 

Jesus

❖ Things Jesus said about Sexual Orientation – . – . – . – Nothing.

❖ Things Jesus said about Love – Lots. – Especially about those who are downtrodden or oppressed. ❖

 

Questions?

 

References
1. https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/sexual-orientation 2. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/04/politics/campaign/samesex-marriage-issue-key-to-some-gop-races.html 3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24371784?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents 4. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/30/484192442/pentagon-says-transgender-troops-can-now-serve-openly 5. https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2019/04/12/transgender-military-ban-trump-000891 6. https://www.palmcenter.org/military-chiefs-of-staff-unanimous-transgender-inclusion-has-not-harmed-unit-cohesion/ 7. https://media.defense.gov/2018/Mar/23/2001894037/-1/-1/0/MILITARY-SERVICE-BY-TRANSGENDER-INDIVIDUALS.PDF 8. https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/enforcement_protections_lgbt_workers.cfm 9. http://www.lgbtmap.org/equality-maps/non_discrimination_laws 10. https://transequality.org/issues/us-trans-survey 11. http://jaapl.org/content/46/2/232.short 12. Ibid 13. https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/trans-teens-face-higher-sexual-assault-risk-when-schools-restrict-n1002601 14. https://www.washingtonblade.com/2016/03/31/predictions-of-trans-bathroom-harassment-unfounded/ 15. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2013/13-354 16. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2017/16-111 17. https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/05/01/caster-semenya-loses-appeal-equal-treatment 18. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/swimming/10768083/Michael-Phelps-The-man-who-was-built-to-be-a-swimmer.ht