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First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
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We belong, together.
We are building a community of hope with a joyful, wide embrace. Join us as we seek to follow where love calls us next.

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“Leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks.”
Here at First Universalist, we love our trans kids. We love our trans teens. We love our trans adults. We love our trans elders. We show that love and welcome in many ways, including by having all-gender bathrooms. We offer inclusive sexuality education from first grade through older adults that affirms trans, non-binary and gender expansive identities and truths. We wear shirts on a regular basis that proudly share our values, like celebrate trans kids, trans rights are human rights, and leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks.
March 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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This is my credo as a Unitarian Universalist. It is what Superman and I have in common.”

- Christopher Reeve, from his book “Nothing is Impossible”
A photo of Christopher Reeve in costume as Superman is superimposed over a photo of him after he was injured and permanently paralyzed—the headrest on his wheelchair is visible and a microphone is near his mouth.
February 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Today at church we blessed boxes of emergency contraception, condoms, HIV tests and more—sacred tools for bodily autonomy.
Two large boxes filled with smaller packages. A sign in front reads “Free Plan B for anyone”
February 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Marsha, Sylvia, Miss Major, Stormé. They can remove you from a website and we will still remember your courage, your leadership, your commitment to queer liberation.

#Stonewall
Photo of Marsha P Johnston, a smiling black woman in a pink dress with a flower crown on her head. Photo of Sylvia Rivera, a Latina woman looking to the side with a small smile. She has wavy dark hair falling past her shoulders. Photo of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, an older Black woman with wavy silver hair, wearing a dress and wrap in blues and purples. She is smiling broadly. Photo of Stormé DeLarverie, a masculine-presenting woman with close-cropped hair wearing a tuxedo. She has her hands raised near her face and has a triumphant look.
February 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Wisdom from First U member, Gary Hoover.
I savor moments of quiet communion with earth more every day. Even in urban Minneapolis, I can feel the loving communion of life all around me. I do not despair for myself, for our species, or for the earth. Once I was full of fear and anger over the human predicament. The fear and anger are still there, but I have moved to a place of radical acceptance that is rooted in deep trust. I focus increasingly upon creating safe, brave, loving community. Come what may, we will face it best if we choose to love one another.
February 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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“Perfection is a myth.

Community is the truth.”

A word from our Director of Worship Arts Ministries, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout
Perfection is a myth. Community is the truth. - Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout Includes a photo of Dr. GTR: a smiling Black man with short cropped hair wearing a black shirt.
February 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Trans kids are loved here. Always will be.
The First Universalist Church of Minneapolis marquee reads: Trans kids are loved here
February 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Justice depends on remembering. When we hold onto truth, we dismantle oppression—one deliberate act at a time.

#BlackHistoryMonth #UnitarianUniversalist
Text reads: Black history, Justice, Collective Liberation - the monthly theme for February at First U.
February 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Hey there, BlueSky! By way of introducing ourselves, a couple of quick things: trans people belong and no human being is illegal. At First U, we are not only proclaiming, we are practicing an arms-wide-open love that has the power to transform individuals and society.

It’s good to be here. 🫶
A Unitarian Universalist chalice logo with a baby blue to pink gradient that honors trans folx. The logo is two interlocking U’s and a flame above them. The flaming chalice is the symbol of Unitarian Universalism.
February 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM