Pride Month is just days away! For those communities who will be showing up at Pride Festivals as an affirming faith presence – bless you for that work of showing the expansiveness of God’s love!

To allow those who come to your booth to raise their own voices in support of pro-LGBTQ+ policies, we are sharing our Pride Postcards with you. LAMPa is joining with coalition partners across the Commonwealth to call on Governor Shapiro to stand up for LGBTQ+ healthcare in the face of attacks from the federal level and retreating by corporate healthcare entities.

As people of faith, we believe all people are created in God’s image and should be able to access health care, including our LGBTQ+ siblings. “This church is committed to affirming throughout life the value, beauty, and health of the human body and human sexuality. It is mindful that physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual wellness contribute to a lower incidence of at-risk behaviors for all people, including youth” (From the Social Statement on Human Sexuality).

You can join in this effort by having Pride Postcards at your local Pride Festival, or at your regular worship and fellowship hour this month and beyond.

You can download the postcards from Canva – either by ordering professional color prints with the “Print with Canva” option or downloading the black-and-white version and printing from home. Ask people to write a personal message, including their signature and street address, and send to the Governor’s Office. You might want to invest in fun Pride stamps to provide! (Like these by Keith Haring – a gay Pennsylvanian!)

Here are instructions and more background on the specific asks for the governor, for display with the postcards.

Please also print and display this invitation to sign on to the Faith Leaders for an Inclusive Pennsylvania statement! More ways to stand for inclusivity and nondiscrimination are coming soon!

You can also join faith leaders from around the country in the Recommit to Pride campaign, of which the ELCA is an official sponsor.

Join the In God’s Image Facebook Group.