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. https://linktr.ee/firstunivhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3ljqvqzsbd22r“Leave trans kids alone you absolute freaks.”07 Mar 2025 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqvqzsbd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lje2vskdws2e“Collective action also requires us to build trust. Trust is forged through an exchange of vulnerability. It is built through experiments in interdependence.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Mar 2025 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lje2vskdws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lj6nrtytjc2xLast week we celebrated our annual “Sex-Ed Sunday” worship. We are proud to be a “tower of strength” for trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive folx, as we sang together in the sanctuary (song by Sobonfu Somé). #TransJoyIsSacred #NonBinaryIsBeautiful #ProtectTransKids #UnitarianUniversalist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adUp8nocEl427 Feb 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6nrtytjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3liwxmkarzs2h“Given all the inexplicable acts of violence, injustice, and cruelty, mixed with the unexpected small miracles of kindness and happiness that we see in the world every day, I remain convinced that life is chaos, but that it is within our power to establish order and meaning. I believe that too…24 Feb 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwxmkarzs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3liutlhd5g22yToday at church we blessed boxes of emergency contraception, condoms, HIV tests and more—sacred tools for bodily autonomy.23 Feb 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3liutlhd5g22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3li4f44tlxk27Marsha, 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. #Stonewall14 Feb 2025 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3li4f44tlxk27https://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhwriywbvs2tWisdom from First U member, Gary Hoover.11 Feb 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwriywbvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhwk4wjlr22tUUA Executive Vice President Carey McDonald: “Our sacred spaces must continue to offer sanctuary to those who face oppression, violence, or alienation, including immigrant communities.” https://www.uuworld.org/articles/immigration-lawsuit-unitarian-universalist-association11 Feb 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwk4wjlr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhuia6cgqc2gCongrats to the good folks in DeKalb! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhuia6cgqc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhonyysdbk2zJoin us in person or virtually on Sunday mornings. This month our theme is Black History, Justice, & Collective Liberation. In word, song, and movement, we’re exploring what these ideas mean in this moment, and how we will show up with and for Love and Justice. firstuniversalistchurch.org/worship/ https://firstuniversalistchurch.org/worship/08 Feb 2025 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhonyysdbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhn3cxkar22f“Perfection is a myth. Community is the truth.” A word from our Director of Worship Arts Ministries, Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout08 Feb 2025 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhn3cxkar22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lhfeg5s2k22fTrans kids are loved here. Always will be.05 Feb 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfeg5s2k22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lh7jqcz22u2nJustice depends on remembering. When we hold onto truth, we dismantle oppression—one deliberate act at a time. #BlackHistoryMonth #UnitarianUniversalist02 Feb 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7jqcz22u2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/firstuminneapolis.bsky.social/post/3lh5kjlfzge2nHey 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. 🫶01 Feb 2025 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:fdaewyfufdkynsis6i7b2r6h/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5kjlfzge2n