SDA Kinship International

SDA Kinship International es una organización de apoyo voluntario que aboga por los derechos humanos de cada individuo. Creemos que toda persona es creada a la imagen de Dios y que nadie debe ser maltratado o discriminado por su orientación sexual. SDA Kinship International es una organización de apoyo voluntario que aboga por los derechos humanos de cada individuo. Creemos que toda persona es creada a la imagen de Dios y que nadie debe ser maltratado o discriminado por su orientación sexual. A través de la educación, el apoyo, y la reconciliación, Kinship International, Inc. facilita y promueve la comprensión y aceptación de los Adventistas GLTB entre ellos mismos y dentro de la comunidad mundial de la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día. http://www.sdakinship.org

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    Coordinator:
    Carlos Augusto Pajuelo  

SDA Kinship’s family community is diverse and includes experienced and supportive family members: parents, pastors, church administrators, and other professionals, all having a common bond—an LQBTIQ+ family member. 

Discovering a relative is LGBTIQ+ can be emotional, difficult, and complex. While walking, or having walked this path before, members of SDA Kinship’s family community have used their experience and knowledge to develop strong, safe paths of communication between themselves and their LGBTIQ+ family members, even when disagreements linger. 

They are available and happy to share their stories and experiences.

If someone in your family is LQBTIQ+ and you are currently struggling with how to best love your LQBTIQ+ family member and reconcile that with your Seventh-day Adventist or Christian beliefs, or if you have already made progress on that journey, SDA Kinship’s Family Community welcomes you and wants to support you on your journey.

Join Kinship as a Family Member or Friend/Straight Ally here!

• Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones: Adventist Edition
• PFLag
• Strong Family Alliance
• Someone to Talk To

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    Coordinators:
    John and Carolyn Wilt   

The “Golden Years” can be challenging. You may find yourself free from the daily grind of work and parenting, but you’re likely also dealing with increased financial pressure, health problems, and social disconnection. LGBTIQ seniors often find these challenges magnified.

Kinship Seniors aims to provide mutual support by providing information and lively discussions in a welcoming environment. Many LGBTIQ seniors grew up in a time when homosexuality was a crime and considered a mental illness. Sometimes LGBTIQ seniors deal with people in terms of their finances, medical care, or housing, and continue those old practices of keeping a part of yourself private for safety’s sake.

Kinship Seniors on Facebook provides a safe place to connect and share. Kinship Kampmeeting will also provide opportunities to provide social connection and focused presentations that will provide helpful support.

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      Kinship Seniors Coordinator:
      Taylor Ruhl    

KinMen provides a safe place for men to support each other, and share life experiences.

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These groups provide a safe place for transgender and intersex members to support each other and share life experiences.

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    Transgender Coordinator:
    Randi    

    Intersex Coordinator:
    Carolyn    

KinWomen provides a safe place for women to support each other, and share life experiences.

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    Director of Women's Interests:
    Debbie Hawthorn-Toop   

KinYouth welcomes those who are under the age of 30, LGBTIQ+, or a friend or ally as members of the worldwide community of SDA Kinship International.

Join an ever-expanding community that walks together, with pride, in love and acceptance just as they are and just as God created them to be. Faith, spirituality, religious identity, sexual orientation, and gender identity all come together in this inclusive family whether you are "in" or "out of the closet" or discovering more about yourself.

You are unique, you are valued, and you are cherished!

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      Director of Youth Interests:
      Peter Lu