TRUUsT.org

Hello!  One thing that this website needs is a logo.  So I am announcing a logo contest.  The prize will be a basket of trans-related resources for you and/or your congregation.  There will be books, DVDs–even children’s resources! To enter, send the logo–with your name, address, email, and any other relevant contact information to truust@truust.org.

There are a few things we’re looking for and a few things we’re NOT looking for.  Here is what I remember of our conversation about what we’d like:

• It’s important that the image not imply that transgender is simply “male, female, or other” or that being trangender is simply being between male and female.  So no combining of pink and blue or the “male” symbol and the “female” symbol.  While gender is often described as a continuum, we want to make sure our logo includes people who see themselves as “off the charts” or something that is different than “in-between.”
• It’s important that our logo clearly convey that we are Unitarian Universalist.  We’ve played around with the word “TRUUsT” with the “U’s” coming together to form a chalice.
• While we are part of the BLGTQQI community and we claim that boldly, we don’t have to rely on rainbows, triangles, or pink and lavender to make the connection.  Bold colors would be nice.
• We need it to be print ready, scalable, and for you to be willing to donate it us. You will get credit on all publications with the words “Logo designed by…”(as well as receiving the nifty prize basket.)
• We need all entries by June 15.  We will notify the winner by July 1, 2008.

Have fun being creative!

Sean

Transgender Religious Professional Unitarian Universalists Together (TRUUsT) is a newly forming organization within the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA) that serves as a touchstone for transgender policy issues within the UUA.

TRUUsT’s steering committee held its first meeting April 22-25, 2008 in a retreat setting where the participants started developing working relationships, uncovering transgender history in the UUA, and planning for future meetings. Membership on the steering committee has been by invitation.

Membership in the TRUUsT organization is open to any Unitarian Universalist transgender or transgender ally who is a member of either the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) or the Unitarian Univeralist Ministers Association (UUMA). The organization plans to hold an annual membership retreat for transgender religious professionals and their religious professional allies (date to be announced, possibly beginning in 2009).

Welcome to the website for TRUUsT, a new group being formed for transgender religious professionals and their allies in the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. Yes, there are transgender ministers, religious educators, administrators and musicians in our congregations!

We’ll use this site to keep you informed as our planning continues, to ask for your input, and to keep in touch. We hope it’s helpful as we launch TRUUsT.