LGBTQIA+ Equality Team

UUCY @ York County Pride!
The first in-person York County Pride is occurring on Saturday, June 11th from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. at Cousler Park. UUCY is a sponsor and we have a table at the event! We need congregants to help with setting up the space, providing information about our faith and our congregation, and packing things up. Please sign up for a time slot and responsibility that you are comfortable with and be ready to Live Your Values and put your Faith into Action!
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Our Purpose
Through action and partnership, the UUCY makes a commitment to welcoming and affirming individuals and families of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

If you are looking for an affirming religious community or seeking someone to officiate your wedding, ceremony of union, or other special event, you are welcome here.

Our UUCY LGBTQIA+ Equality Team:

• has hosted the PFLAG York Support Group (Parents, Friends, and Family of Lesbians and Gays) since 2003. Their monthly meetings are held in the Carriage House Library on the 3rd Tuesdays from 7-9PM.
• has partnered with the Rainbow Rose Center to host regional Pride events, including the family- and child-oriented Equality Fest, Jr. for three years, and co-sponsors with Equality Fest on an annual basis.
• hosts regular Ranch Movie events, often screening LGBTQIA+ centric films, on Saturdays (contact Frank Williams for more information).
• started the LGBTQIA+ Young Adult Support Group, Spectrum York, in February 2019. The group meets three times a month:
  • First Tuesdays for Support Group Meetings in the Carriage House Sun Room from 7-9PM
  • Second Saturdays for Social Queer/Peer Gaming in the Carriage House Upstairs from 5-9PM
  • Third Saturdays for Support Group Meetings in the Carriage House Sun Room (or Upstairs) from 7-9PM​​

​For ideas on community partnerships, looking for ways to get involved, and/or to join the conversation, contact Team Leader Charles Kress at chuckdk753@gmail.com. ​

​UUCY’s LGBTQIA+ Equality Team Leader: Charles Kress has been an active UUCY member for over 20 years. He serves as the ongoing host and agent, and is the current Treasurer, for PFLAG York. He currently is on the board of the Rainbow Rose Center (York County's LGBTQIA+ resource center). ​​​