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RESOURCES Pride Shields In affirmation and celebration of The Episcopal Church’s LGBTQ+ members, the Office of Communication offers a Pride shield available online for churchwide use. Unlike the Worldwide Anglican Communion, of.

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With an estimated million members, the Episcopal Church is open and welcoming of the LGBTQ+ community. They also called for a name-change rite to honor an important moment in the lives of anyone claiming their true identity. Inthe canons of The Episcopal Church were amended to prohibit discrimination in the ordination process based on gender identity and gender expression.

This was, arguably, a turning point for the church. In it acknowledged and affirmed same-sex couples in the life of the church; in it called for the repeal of discriminatory federal laws, increased legal protections for domestic partners, and recommended a liturgy for blessing the relationships of same-sex couples.

Finally, in the summer ofjust five days after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that same-sex couples had the legal right to marry, General Convention voted to amend the canons of The Episcopal Church that regulate marriagepermitting any couple the rite of Holy Matrimony.

That year, convention expressed support for laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity.

LGBTQ Questions and Answers

As with all spiritual journeys, everyone walks at their own pace. Gene Robinson. The Episcopal Church began allowing same-sex marriage indays after the United States Supreme Court legalized gay marriage. Also inTransEpiscopala group dedicated to fostering the full embrace of trans and nonbinary people in life and worship of The Episcopal Church, sent its first delegation to General Convention.