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On November 15, Alex Hauptman led an excellent meeting for learning on trans lives in Memphis. He mentioned a recent article describing OutMemphis' plans for Transgender Awareness Week:

https://focusmidsouth.com/blog/transgender-awareness-week-and-day-of-rem...

He also encouraged Friends to keep an eye on OutMemphis' Instagram and Facebook platforms for a series of interviews this week, leading up to Transgender Day of Remembrance on Friday:

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Five Memphis Friends joined Pride on Wheels on September 20.

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Recently Memphis Friends Meeting submitted a video to be part of a Place of Worship presentation within the Memphis Public Library's Virtual Pride Fest, which will take place September 25, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 

Here's the script, read beautifully by Kali:

1. Greetings to all of you at Virtual Pride Fest from your friends at Memphis Friends Meeting. We are so happy to be a part of this year’s celebration of Pride.

2. Our Quaker practice is to come together to seek a living experience of the Divine. Often we talk about this experience as the INNER LIGHT.

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The Gender and Sexuality Cohort of Bridge Builders CHANGE - a group of Memphis youth who are committed to discovering and encouraging Brave, Safe, and Educated Spaces (BSE Spaces) in Memphis - has nominated MFM as a worship community that can help adapt its BSE Spaces criteria for worship spaces. More information in the attached file. And more opportunities for conversation coming soon!

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This year at Pride our booth was an entrance into a small circle of chairs. Pride goers were invited to join us for a brief silent worship. 

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At the June business meeting... "Friends approved hanging the Love Thy Neighbor (No Exceptions) sign for the month of June in recognition of Pride Month and World Refugee Day."

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