Don’t Limit Love. Support Marriage Equity.

  This Tuesday, November 6, Minnesotans (like the rest of the country) will head to the polls to vote for President, Senator, and a host of other offices. This year, however, Minnesotans will also find two proposed constitutional amendments on

Don’t Limit Love. Support Marriage Equity.

  This Tuesday, November 6, Minnesotans (like the rest of the country) will head to the polls to vote for President, Senator, and a host of other offices. This year, however, Minnesotans will also find two proposed constitutional amendments on

The Secret: Part 3

This is the third in a three-part series written by 2001 grad Jillian. December 31, 2011 My hand trembles as I reach out to click send.  With fear, yes, but also with the effects of a bottomless cup of coffee. 

The Secret: Part 3

This is the third in a three-part series written by 2001 grad Jillian. December 31, 2011 My hand trembles as I reach out to click send.  With fear, yes, but also with the effects of a bottomless cup of coffee. 

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Not standard, but normal

I’m one of those gay men who had a long journey to acknowledging his sexuality and an even longer one to coming out. It wasn’t until I was nearly twenty-two that could admit to myself that I was gay and

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Not standard, but normal

I’m one of those gay men who had a long journey to acknowledging his sexuality and an even longer one to coming out. It wasn’t until I was nearly twenty-two that could admit to myself that I was gay and

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From Hostility to Action

  Hostility. I grew up in one of the most conservative areas in the US, good ol’ West Michigan. Growing up, I did not give much thought to sexuality (sex, yes). It was normal for guys to like girls and

Ted Paulson - road

From Hostility to Action

  Hostility. I grew up in one of the most conservative areas in the US, good ol’ West Michigan. Growing up, I did not give much thought to sexuality (sex, yes). It was normal for guys to like girls and

A (former) Prof & Always a Walking Partner

I’m a straight, happily married woman, a mother, grandmother, and former Wheaton professor. I am allied, but not in the typical ways, with OneWheaton members, family members, and various other students from several Christian colleges and universities. Having three gay

A (former) Prof & Always a Walking Partner

I’m a straight, happily married woman, a mother, grandmother, and former Wheaton professor. I am allied, but not in the typical ways, with OneWheaton members, family members, and various other students from several Christian colleges and universities. Having three gay

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Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters

I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I

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Queerly Christian…And Why it Matters

I grew up in Wheaton. I still consider it my hometown. Immersed in that Evangelical subculture during those formative years, I never realized just how queer Christianity is. By “queer” I don’t necessarily mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I

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A commitment to something bigger

On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton

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A commitment to something bigger

On Wednesday, the day I hear about the letter drop, a part of myself comes alive in recognition. I had been waiting to offer my time at Wheaton College as a gift. On Friday, I show up in downtown Wheaton

A dizzying dance

There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.

A dizzying dance

There was a buzz of excitement as we piled into a Chicago apartment early that morning. Someone brought donuts. People made coffee. Stacks of letters formed dozens of piles on the table. Nobody really paid attention to any of it.

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

A Student’s Perspective

Do you remember the letter handout? I remember being handed a letter. I was walking around campus with another LGBTQ friend (we were both out to each other at the time). I don’t remember who gave me the letter because

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A Certain Momentum

As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online

letter handout group photo

A Certain Momentum

As the day of the letter drop drew near, there was a very strong feeling growing in me, a certain momentum, a sense that I was involved in something huge. Despite my own divergence from the Christian path, our online

1 Year Strong

I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people

1 Year Strong

I couldn’t believe I was sitting on a plane on my way to Wheaton. Nearly a decade after I graduated, here I was going back to the very place I vowed never to return to. Don’t get me wrong, the people

Tropical Carillon

Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida.  That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work.  That day, one of my recurring thoughts

Tropical Carillon

Just moments before chapel was dismissed, I got up from my desk and closed the door to my office in Miami, Florida.  That was, perhaps, one of my wiser decisions that day at work.  That day, one of my recurring thoughts