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Commitment to EDI

JUUstice Washington is incorporating and promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do and represent.  Read here for more on our definitions, position statement and other guiding principles.

Legislative Priorities

In addition to our activism, we also bring our voices and justice priorities to our legislative bodies.  Check here to see what kinds of legislative issues we will be tackling this election cycle.

Take Action

JUUstice Washington encourages its members and allies to engage in a variety of actions to move justice on the path forward.  Visit this page to find out what you can do both in general and on specific issue actions.

Justice Events Calendar

Peruse our calendar to see what’s happening in your area or around the state.  There are lots of things happening – educational events, meetings, demonstrations, vigils and more.

On March 1, 2019, UU World magazine published an article entitled “After L, G, and B” which has caused harm to transgender and non-binary people. In the article, a cisgender woman wrote about her perspective and experience while intending to be an ally to transgender people. In its public response, Transgender Religious professional Unitarian Universalists Together (TRUUsT) explains the harm caused by this article:

“The UU World’s article titled “After L, G, and B” frames the trans experience by centering a white, heterosexual, cisgender woman’s experience. By doing so, it reduces trans people to objects—something that happens far too often in society and in our UU communities. The use of harmful slurs, the conflation of intersex and trans experience, and a repeated focus on surgery, hormones, and pronouns perpetuates stereotypes around trans experiences that devalues the gifts we have to bring to the world and Unitarian Universalism.”

JUUstice Washington is committed to dismantling institutional and systemic oppression, including oppression based on gender identity/expression. We encourage you to read the UU World article and TRUUsT’s response, and explore the additional resources listed below. The Unitarian Universalist community is a space in which trans UUs regularly experience oppression. UU World’s commissioning and publication of “After L, G, and B” is reflective of and adds to that collective oppression. We call on our cisgender members to develop new knowledge and skills that are needed to create a safe and inclusive community in which the inherent worth and dignity of all people is truly valued and honored.

After L, G, and B (Kimberly French, Contributing Editor, UU World)

Putting the “T” First: Public Statement on This Week’s UU World Article (TRUUsT Steering Committee)

What It Takes to De-Center Privilege: The Failure of this Week’s UU World Article (Alex Kapitan)

Our Story Hurt People (Christopher Walton, Editor, UU World)

Tips For Talking about the UU World Article (Transforming Hearts Collective)

TRUUsT Calls on All Unitarian Universalists to Take Action to Support Trans UUs (TRUUsT)

Report on the Experiences of Trans Unitarian Universalists (TRUUsT)

Transgender Inclusion in Congregations course (Rev. Mykal Slack & Zr. Alex Kapitan, Transforming Hearts Collective)

Transgender Inclusion & Affirmation Questions to Consider (LGBTQ Ministries office, Unitarian Universalist Association, 2012)

 

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