Bruce Reyes-Chow

[Photo by stephenmeszaros] One of my favorite people in the world is, pastor and friend, Jan Edmiston [blog|twitter]. Unless she has a secret life – which could be entirely possible – I don’t believe that Jan has won any world championships, saved anyone from a burning building or beat out a bunch of other people on some reality [...]

For the past couple of years I have served on the board of directors of California Faith for Equality, a faith-based group focused on achieving marriage equality  in California. While it has been a bit of a bumpy ride, I am grateful for the board and the direction we will now be taking. Soon CFA will become part of [...]

Over the past few years, I have blogged on many issues of justice in the United States mostly around racism, public education and lgbtq struggles. While I have been called the anti-christ, a blamer of “whitey” and an insecure victim, I have tried to approach the topics and subsequent interactions with thoughtfulness and grace. I [...]

This past summer, the denomination of which I am a member, the Presbyterian Church (USA), approved a change to our constitution that essentially removes any obstacles to the ordination of any qualified and called LGBTQ person. For some this has been far too long in coming and for others this change has been a great cause of distress. [...]

Today is National Coming Out Day. Celebrated on October 11 in the United States and around the world, this is a day that celebrates and raises awareness about LGBTQ movements, people and perspectives. One of the things that has been interesting is that there has been an increased push for LGBTQ-affirming allies to also come out. [...]

For those of you familiar with the California’s FAIR Education Act (SB48), it is the latest target for many Christian groups who believe that homosexuality is a sin. Motivations are far more complex than that but for me to try and capture what my brothers and sisters in Christ on that side of the aisle believe would be unfair. [...]

HELP ME UNDERSTAND – This is a series of posts where I invite those who disagree with me about a great many things political, theological and social to speak their minds. My aim is not to incite comment wars, but to encourage genuine interaction between those who truly want to understand from where the other [...]

One of my many ongoing projects, the Be the Change series highlights fascinating who people I meet during my travels. These are folks who are doing the hard work of changing the world for the better by living our their passions and sharing their gifts. Subjects are chosen by me with no committee or proposal process, [...]

A few weeks ago, I was invited to be part of a press conference at the Human Rights Campaign’s 2011 Clergy Call in Washington, DC. Every two years HRC brings people of faith together to lobby elected officials regarding legislation that will ensure civil and human rights for LGBTQ people. I was only able to [...]

Now for those who know me, there should be no doubt where I stand on homosexuality and the church. Not a sin, not a choice, not an issue for me. Still, there is much work to be done to address how the church responds to the still controversial “issue” of homosexuality. My own denomination, the [...]

Like many denominations, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is grappling with issues of homosexuality and ordination and we are now in the final stretch of voting on constitutional changes. One amendment, 10a, if passed, would essentially open up ordination in our denomination to those those called to ministry regardless of sexual orientation.  Not surprisingly this is creating some anxiety for [...]

As many of you know, today is “National Coming Out Day” as sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign.  And while I generally don’t like to jump on the proverbial bandwagon for these kinds of things, I think it is well worth it today in light of the heightened awareness of so many young people who have succumbed [...]

This video was not scripted or well-edited, simply one dad's reactions to the recent heart-breaking teen suicides that have been on the forefront of the news cycle the past few weeks.  I did this because I was having a hard time writing a blog post, I figured . . . one take, in my kitchen sitting [...]

UPDATE 08.09 PM: Wow you all, the 100 response limit was reached in just a few hours after the polling began. Now of course, I realize that this is not scientific nor conclusive.  I also realize that if this same poll were put on, say a blog of someone who REALLY disagrees with me, would [...]