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[victusinveritas]

For 20 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized, and when Reverend Budde learned of this, she invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral. She co-officiated the service which stated Matthew was now and forever home in the church where he was loved.

Here's a piece from 2018 on the interment.

[eopederson]

Tower, Truro "Anglican" Church, Fairfax City, 2025.

Among with congregations of several other old line Episcopalian Churches nearby, Truro has decamped to the so-called evangelicals and their hate mongering even while claiming to be upholding tradition and gospel. They claim to use and follow the King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer (old edition), and they call themselves Anglicans (no relation to that church in Canada or the world Anglican community), though their theology is closer to that espoused by Jerry Falwell's Liberty University and other hate-mongering cults than to that put forth by the Archbishop of Canterbury. These so-called Anglicans in the US have joined with anti-diluvian, self-proclaimed "Anglican Christian" cults in Africa and elsewhere to ban women as priests or bishops and gays and others they view as "deviant" becoming full-fledged members. Women, gays and other non-conforming types have been welcomed into the Episcopal church and into the worldwide Anglican communion based on the traditional Church of England with the Archbishop of Canterbury as its titular leader. One is reminded of the schisms in the Russian Orthodox church prior to the Revolution where "old line believers" maintained and promoted odious traditions.

[gwydionmisha]

Bishop who confronted Trump led ceremony honoring Matthew Shepard

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde and out Bishop V. Gene Robinson presided over a Washington National Cathedral ceremony honoring the hate-crime vi

[theswordofdamntheseknees]

[transcountertenor]

I told my church choir director about my plan to transition last night. We were both several drinks deep at the bar and having a heart-to-heart. He was supportive and said he is ultimately very excited to see me becoming myself, but admitted he feels not having me as a soprano in his choir would be a huge loss. Naturally, I’m pretty conflicted about that. I really hate to inconvenience people, and I’m terrified of people pitying me when my voice isn’t what they remembered, especially when it’s inevitably going to be in that crackly unstable place for a while.

On a lighter note, when he saw me, he said he thought I had already started transitioning. I’ve lost a little weight this summer and got a good haircut so my face is a little less round than usual right now. Plus I have like, dark peach fuzz on my face naturally even without HRT, which he touched like “what is this?” I said, “It’s my mustache, any questions?” It was a weird interaction but we had a good laugh about it. I feel a real kinship with him. He’s an older gay man and really makes an effort to understand me. I think of him like a queer role model, and I think he thinks of me like a young queer to take under his wing. I’m glad we have a good rapport, and I sincerely hope I can keep singing for him while my voice changes.

[aprillikesthings]

A collection of tweets about Anglicans/Episcopalians 

[emjee]

A friend just sent this to me, so behold, my indirect contribution to May the Fourth, a day that means I walk around constantly saying “AND ALSO WITH YOU”

[goodblacknews]

Rt. Rev Deon Kevin Johnson Ordained Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, 1st Openly Black Gay Man to Hold Post

Rt. Rev Deon Kevin Johnson Ordained Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, 1st Openly Black Gay Man to Hold Post

According to the Advocate, the Rt. Rev. Deon Kevin Johnson has become the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, making him the first openly gay Black man to hold the post in the diocese’s 179-year history.

Johnson was ordained and consecrated last week in a ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis.

To quote from advocate.com:

“To find ourselves in this moment, the [descendant]…

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