“The giving of love is an education in itself.”
As faith leaders of various sexual orientations and gender identities, we recognize that an attack on one of us is an attack on us all. Therefore, we cannot and will not remain silent in the face of injustice towards our LGBTQ+ colleagues, congregants, family, friends, and neighbors.
Talking About Trans Rights: Messages to Move People
Workshop Recording
We welcomed Fair Wisconsin Statewide Community Organizer Cait Mallery for a conversation about talking effectively about transgender rights.
Learn how to respond to anti-trans attacks and disinformation, and discover how you and your community can best support transgender rights. Watch to find your footing and your voice — so that when the moment calls for it, you're ready to speak with clarity, compassion, and conviction.
Whether you're new to these conversations or looking to deepen your advocacy, you'll leave with practical tools and messaging that moves people.
From Survivors' Stories to the Supreme Court: The Fight Against Conversion Therapy
Webinar Recording
In March 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an 8-1 ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, striking down Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ minors on First Amendment grounds — a decision with sweeping consequences for the more than 20 states with similar protections.
We welcomed Lucas Wilson, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto Mississauga and editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors' Stories of Conversion Therapy (Jessica Kingsley Publishers), for a conversation with Matt Kendziera, Executive Director of Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice. Lucas shared what survivors' stories reveal about the real human cost of conversion therapy — and what communities of faith are called to do in the wake of this landmark ruling.
This webinar explored what the Supreme Court's decision actually says, the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ survivors, the role faith communities play in protecting or harming LGBTQ+ youth, and what advocates, parents, clergy, and allies can do right now in Wisconsin and beyond.
Shame-Sex Attraction is a powerful, unflinching anthology of survivor voices — a reminder of what's at stake, and a rallying cry for the work ahead. Watch the recording to hear Lucas and Matt's full conversation.