Parent's Perspective: How to Support Your Child's Journey of Becoming Themselves

Most parents want to see their kids happy, fulfilled and thriving in life. Sometimes that vision gets a bit complex when their child identifies as LGBTQ2+.It’s not that parents don’t want to love and support their kids, but it’s more about not having information customized to the needs of parents of colour, having homosexuality being a taboo topic that doesn’t get spoken about in public in communities of colour resulting in parents not knowing other parents of colour who share the same struggles. Watch this Chai and Chat session where I talked with my dad, Dr. Noorallah Juma who is the author of SalmanSpiritual.com and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta, about how his coming out journey once he found out I identified as a bisexual. He’ll got super real about:💛 the fears he faced as a father and how he moved through them💛 outlined the steps he took to become more informed, and 💛 discuss how he supported me and navigated difficult conversations. #LGBTQ #LGBTQ2+ #Lesbian #Gay #Queer #Bisexual #Transgender #TwoSprit #EthnicCommunities #SouthAsian #LoveisLove #UnitedFamilies #IgnitingChange #ChaiandChat #ParentsComingOut #SupportiveRelationships #CourageousConversationswith Hasina Juma

Posted by Hasina Juma - Beautiful Friday on Thursday, November 22, 2018

Parent’s Perspective: How to Support Your Child’s Journey of Becoming Themselves

by Chai and Chat Interview SeriesResources for Parents

Most parents want to see their kids happy, fulfilled and thriving in life. Sometimes that vision gets a bit complex when their child identifies as LGBTQ2+. It’s not that parents don’t want to love and support their kids, but it’s more about not having ...

Co-Existence between LGBTQ2+ Community and the Sherwood Park United Church

Part of the journey in life is learning from others on how we can rise up together in society. Religion is something deeply personal to many people and plays a pivotal role in having a sense of belonging in the world.Reverend Terrie Jackson chat about how the Sherwood Park United Church opened its doors to the LGBTQ2+ community, discuss the successes/challenges they've had so far and what other faith based communities who are not inclusive can learn from Sherwood Park United Church’s model.#Religions #Christians #SherwoodParkUnitedChurch #AffirmingCommunities #LGBTQ2 #LGBTQ #GodLovesEveryone #IgnitingChange #Muslims #Jews #Spirituality #Spiritual #LoveWins #LoveisLove #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Queer #TwoSpirt #TransGender #BiPoC #SouthAsians #Christians #Christianity #god

Posted by Hasina Juma - Beautiful Friday on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Co-Existence between LGBTQ2+ Community and the Sherwood Park United Church

by Chai and Chat Interview SeriesReligion

Religion and homosexuality have a complicated past. Most religions have structures, practices that discriminate against LGBTQ2+ individuals who often feel othered and betrayed. Part of the journey in life is learning from others on how we can rise up tog ...

First Pride March

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I woke up on June 9 excited because I knew it’d be a special day. Well more like a momentous and grand occasion. Why? Because I not only got to attend my first Pride March, but also walk in the March along side the folks from my municipal governmen ...