Her daughter came out, then she was asked to leave

My wife and I were married 31 December 1988 by the female minister of my wife’s United Church (just northwest of Toronto).

The minister was a single mother of two adult daughters, one of whom had returned home and had just told her mother she was “coming out” as a lesbian. Her mother was loving and accepting but the congregation was not. About a year later she was asked to leave. Following that she moved to Manitoba to carry on her ministry work.

For my wife and I this was a very sad turn of events. It also showed that the leadership of the United Church, at that time, was not ready for outcomes such as this.

Are they there yet?

Signed, Geoff

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