Coming Out Faithful: An Interfaith Dinner Conversation about Coming Out in Religious Communities

Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 5:00pm

Speakers: 

Samuel Brinton

Samuel
Brinton
MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering, Technology Policy Program

John Falcone

PhD Boston College
Catholic Theologian
Huffington Post Writer

Jason McKnight

Jason
McKnight
Assistant Dean, Graduate Education, MIT

Some folks live lives surrounded by love and support. Others live in constant fear of rejection and violence. Some are actively involved in their faith communities. Others have left their faith traditions behind. In Coming Out Faithful we will hear the perspectives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning people of faith who will describe their experiences in their communities and churches. Individuals from a variety of religious traditions will speak for themselves in their own voices, in what we hope will be a fresh, candid and honest conversation. Together we will explore possible contours of an interfaith model for institutional reformation.

Moderator: Howard M. Heller, Chief of Medicine, MIT Medical.

Hosted by the Lutheran Episcopal Ministry at MIT.

Co-sponsored with GLBT@MIT.

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