Annual Report 2016
ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 2016 We began this year with the consciousness that this was the final year of our grant from the New York Foundation. We reduced some our of our program activities and focused [...]
What Do The Next 4 Years Look Like For The Black LGBT Community?
CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR: What Do The Next 4 Years Look Like For The Black LGBT Community? A forum by LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent and Columbia University Center on African-American [...]
Statement Against President Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service
LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent joins with other organizations, individuals, and advocacy groups in voicing its opposition on the recently announced decision to, effectively, try to reverse [...]
LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent
LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent is a 501(c)3 organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and same gender loving people of African Descent and their allies formed to serve as [...]
A Note to Kim Burrell: We All Have a Seat at God’s Table
By F. Romall Smalls A version of this Op-Ed ran on Religonnews.com What do you say to your aunt, parent, fellow fraternity/sorority member, or neighbor who thinks you are perverted and going to [...]
Who is to receive God’s love? A Response to Kim Burrel’s Homophobic Sermon
By Dr. Wilhelmina Perry Dr. Wilhelmina Perry holds a masters in social work and a doctorate in human behavior and leadership. She has been a social work faculty, administrator of [...]
I Am Angry and My Faith Tells Me I Can Do Something About It
By Charles Shorter Charles Shorter is Chair Person of LGBT Faith Leaders of African Descent. This article also appeared on Believe Out Loud. On Oct. 22, LGBT Faith [...]
RSVP for our Trans Day of Remembrance Event
Our Voices: The Intersectionality of Spirituality and Being Trans* When: Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 2PM to 6PM Where: Faison Firehouse, 6 Hancock Place (Between 124th Street and Morningside [...]
RSVP For Our Annual Forum on October 22, 2016
Join us for our 2016 Annual Forum on Saturday, October 22, 2016. This year we explore the theme of “closeted religion”, thus our forum title is: Is Your Faith Keeping You in the [...]