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- Soulforce is an American social justice and civil rights organization that resists religious and political oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people through dialogue and creative forms of nonviolent direct action. Soulforce is based on the principles of relentless nonviolent resistance as taught and practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. The organization is led by Jeff Lutes, Executive Director - an Austin, Texas psychotherapist, activist, and father of three. It was founded in 1998 by the Rev. Dr. Mel White who was a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, and others until he came out as a gay man. Soulforce has sought nonviolent dialogue with leaders of every Protestant denomination and the Roman Catholic Church, as well as religious leaders such as James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson, in an effort to negotiate an end to their campaigns against LGBT people. When dialogue is denied, Soulforce, as directed by the principles of nonviolence, begins to plan and implement direct actions which have included vigils, protest rallies, sit-ins, marches, and various forms of peaceful civil disobedience. Soulforce has also helped share the stories of many ex-gay survivors, most recently by creating the Ex-Gay Survivor Conference in 2007. Through the American Family Outing project, LGBT couples and parents, as well as straight ally families, created dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity at six of the largest mega-churches in the country, including those pastored by Dr. Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, Bill Hybels, and Bishop T.D. Jakes. The Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights campaign galvanized hundreds of new straight allies in cities across the nation to take a stand for justice, and its Right to Serve Campaign protested the Don't ask, don't tell policy in the United States military. Recently it took over 60 activists to San Antonio, Texas for a meeting with Pastor John Hagee (who had blamed Hurricane Katrina on LGBT people) and dozens of Hagee's church staff. Soulforce has also challenged policies at many Christian colleges and universities that deny academic freedom to LGBT students, through an almost annual bus trip by young activists called the Equality Ride.
- Soulforce ist eine religionsübergreifende US-amerikanische LGBT-Bürgerrechtsorganisation, deren Zielsetzung die gewaltfreie Abschaffung religiös motivierter und politischer Unterdrückung von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuellen und Transgendern in den Vereinigten Staaten ist.
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- Soulforce is an American social justice and civil rights organization that resists religious and political oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people through dialogue and creative forms of nonviolent direct action. Soulforce is based on the principles of relentless nonviolent resistance as taught and practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Soulforce ist eine religionsübergreifende US-amerikanische LGBT-Bürgerrechtsorganisation, deren Zielsetzung die gewaltfreie Abschaffung religiös motivierter und politischer Unterdrückung von Lesben, Schwulen, Bisexuellen und Transgendern in den Vereinigten Staaten ist.
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