For our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering, we will be discussing advertising in our culture with an emphasis on messages that are directed towards the gay and lesbian community in the world of marketing. We will share our thoughts about the advertisements and look at questions such as; What are the major themes, ideals, and ideas utilized in advertising to gay and lesbian individuals? Is it just the same as advertisements directed at heterosexual individuals or do we see... Read more
For our upcoming Living in the Tension community gathering, we will be watching and discussing the documentary Me, My Sex and I. The documentary highlights stories of intersex individuals along with discussing biological sex and exploring concepts of gender. We will be gathering this upcoming Monday, August 27th at 7pm. You can join us at our regular spot in Room 120 on 5255 N. Ashland Avenue in Chicago. We hope to see you there! Much love. www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
On September, 30th we will be participating in the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago. We would love to have anyone in the Chicagoland area (or even those that would like to travel in for the weekend) join our team with The Marin Foundation for a great time to hang out, exercise, and support the great work that the AIDS Foundation of Chicago is doing. The proceeds go to benefit their work in fighting against HIV/AIDS and improving the lives of people affected... Read more
If you have been online in the last week at all, you have probably noticed that everyone and their cousin has commented or blogged about the situation with Chick-fil-A. August 1st has come and gone, so for our next Living in the Tension gathering we want to take some time to discuss how we move forward from this point. When something like this comes up again, how do we tangibly live out our faith and engage others that we disagree... Read more
I [Andrew] was just asked by a media outlet my thoughts on tonight’s LGBT Kiss-In Protest at Chick-Fil-A, and how Christians should respond. Here was my answer: This Chick-Fil-A situation got out of control really quick, in no small part to a number of pundits on both ends of the spectrum adding unnecessary fuel to the fire. They made this situation more than Dan Cathy voicing his support of traditional marriage (as well as some activists on the left also... Read more
This is a re-post of a piece originally posted on 6/8/12. Thanks to all the parents that have graciously taken the time to talk to us, we are over a quarter of the way done with our initial goal of interviewing 200 parents that have LGBT and questioning children. We would appreciate it if you would be able to share this post through your social media accounts or share it with anyone that might be interested in participating. “Mom, Dad,... Read more
For our next Living in the Tension gathering on July 23rd, we are welcoming a friend from Memphis, Jimmy Cornfoot, to share a part of his journey with faith and sexuality. We will be meeting at our regular spot this upcoming Monday in Room 120 at 5255 N. Ashland Ave. at 7pm. . We hope to see you there! . Much love. . www.themarinfoundation.org Read more
The following post is from Kevin Harris, Director of Community Relations at The Marin Foundation. When I went to the doctor as a child for a physical check-up, I remember the doctor tapping my knee with a little tool and my leg would automatically kick out. As a child it was little more than an amusing interaction, but I later learned that this reflex told the doctor information about my internal state of being (physically speaking) since it functioned as... Read more
The following post is from Michael “Fish” Van Huis, interning with us this summer at The Marin Foundation. Michael is majoring in Christian Ministry at Abilene Christian University where he also founded Voice, an unofficial LGBT and allies group at ACU. You can check out his blog at http://livinginboystown.tumblr.com/. [This is part two of my “I’m Sorry” reflection. Read part one on my blog here.] Last week I published a post-pride reflection, specifically pertaining to what I was (and still am) actually sorry... Read more
Michael Van Huis, one of our interns this summer, will be leading our upcoming Living in the Tension gathering on Monday, July 9th. Michael will be sharing a bit about his experience as the founder of Voice, an unoffical LGBT and allies group at Abilene Christian University. He will also be reading some of the different narratives included in the zine Voiceless, edited by Steward Headlam, that features anonymous stories of current and former LGBT students at ACU which we will... Read more
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