Sacred Activism
BackFrom Andrew Harvey was invited to speak at the Center by the Out and Faithful program. Out at the Center's Chris Dawes was involved with both shooting and editing this segment and had this to say about his experience: "I initially chose to produce the Sacred Activism segment because of the spiritual element inferred by the intriguing title. I am very interested in religion and spirituality, so I tend to gravitate towards such stories. After hearing Andrew Harvey speak however, it was his empowering message to the LGBT community that struck me the most; we are unique and gifted and special and we have the power to change the world for the better and better ourselves in the process if we so choose. During my coming out process, I read somewhere that you eventually come to feel glad that you were born gay instead of straight, because you are different and special. I could never fathom myself feeling that way, but after hearing Andrew Harvey speak, I can now see it. It was difficult to edit his powerful message and his wonderful wit and sense of humor down to just five minutes."
Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: July 3, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Author: OutAtTheCenter
Length: 00:06:55
Rating: 4.14
Views: 587
Tags: Sacred Activism Andrew Harvey Spirituality Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender New York City Center Out Faithful
Video Comments:
GlennPittman (February 14, 2008 at 8:13 am)
Did Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut divorce, and if so, WHY. this is destroying my faith in love.
RandolfeWicker (July 15, 2007 at 9:11 pm)
Gay people are always overly represented in "social work" which includes being social workers, teachers, nurses, etc. I like his observations about gays being more aware of the "male" and the "female" elements universally present in everyone--regardless of their sexual orientation.