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From the Archives: Living with Aids

By Caitlin on 28 Jan 2021, 19:03

Please note that the articles published in Movement Magazine some decades ago do not necessarily reflect the views of SCM now, its staff, its trustees, or members. These articles are provided to demonstrate the history of SCM in relation to LGBTQ+ history. This article is from Movement Magazine Issue 89 - Spring 1995.

Content Warning: This blog post contains descriptions of living with AIDS that are graphic, medical, and may be upsetting.

From the Archives: Aids, the Church and Homosexuality

By Caitlin on 28 Jan 2021, 18:10

Please note that the articles published in Movement Magazine some decades ago do not necessarily reflect the views of SCM now, its staff, its trustees, or members. These articles are provided to demonstrate the history of SCM in relation to LGBTQ+ history. This article has been edited for length and clarity, and is from Movement Magazine Issue 67 - Autumn 1987.

From the Archives: One Christian's Response to AIDS

By Caitlin on 27 Jan 2021, 18:01

Please note that the articles published in Movement Magazine some decades ago do not necessarily reflect the views of SCM now, its staff, its trustees, or members. These articles are provided to demonstrate the history of SCM in relation to LGBTQ+ history. From Movement Magazine Issue 67 - Autumn 1987.

No Name Unknown to God

By Caitlin on 22 Nov 2020, 12:37

On Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020 members of SCM and their friends gathered online to honor the trans* lives lost in the past year. Led by trans* members of SCM, the vigil was a time of mourning, honouring, and hope as we looked to the future. As part of the vigil attendees wrote a line expressing their thoughts and hopes about TDOR. These lines were put together into the following poem.

When Doing Nothing is the Right Thing To Do

By Caitlin on 7 Apr 2020, 15:12

SCMers are a very involved bunch. When they see injustice, they act. When people are in pain, they alleviate. When crisis looms, they face it.

But a virus is not like the other forms of social injustice we have faced at SCM. We cannot protest a virus - we cannot march or hold vigils. There is no easy answer for what we as a movement can do.

Tread carefully: Diet Culture and Lent

By Caitlin on 24 Feb 2020, 15:34

Before I begin, I want to be clear that I am not actually a Christian. I am, at best, Christian-adjacent, by which I mean that my partner is a committed Christian, and I am the token atheist at church events sometimes. And this part of the liturgical year, up to and including Holy Week, is my absolute favourite. 

Till Death Us Do Part: On The Sacrament of Marriage

By Caitlin on 13 Nov 2019, 14:22

Caitlin explores the sacrament of marriage in light of her own upcoming nuptuals and the suspect motivations of the wedding industry. 

Do Not Hold On To Me: Reflections on Ascension

By Caitlin on 6 Jun 2019, 14:59

Caitlin reflects on the importance of the ascension.

Mental Illness vs Mental Wellbeing: What's the Difference?

By Caitlin on 15 May 2019, 11:48

Caitlin discusses the difference between mental illness and mental wellbeing, and the importance for all of us to look after our mental health. 

You Can't Buy Lent

By Caitlin on 10 Apr 2019, 15:22

Is lent a journey? Is it something we need to suffer through in order to be good Christians? Is it simply a time of year, or just a period of time before Easter Sunday? Is it a second chance to succeed at the diet we abandoned in January? I’ve heard people say all of these things and more. Most of us, I think, have thought of lent in these terms at least once. And for many of our family, friends, and even for ourselves we’re not sure what we’re supposed to be doing or feeling during lent.

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