Internalization of homophobia and transphobia may undermine mental health benefits of religiosity or spirituality for LGBTQIA+ people, study finds | Newsroom - McGill University

Commitment to systemic transformation in 2S and LGBTQIA+ rights and decolonizing global partnerships assures a place at the table for all The United Church of Canada is committed to systemic transformation in Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ rights, and to decolonizing our global partnerships. To that end, several Global South partners will be visiting Canada for an exchange from September 28 to October 9, 2026. The delegation includes partners from Zambia, Mozambique, Kenya, South Korea, Colombia, and the Philippines, alongside 2S and LGBTQIA+ Canadians from the United Church. Partners will meet with United Church Canadian partners, communities of faith, other ecumenical and civil society organizations, as well as Canadian government officials. “During this visit, discussions will focus on churches' role in supporting the rights of sexual minorities and gender identities,” says Jane Thirikwa, Program Coordinator, Global Advocacy 2S and LGBTQIA+.

Around 1906, Hilma af Klint was living in Stockholm, where she kept a studio. Deeply engaged with Christian esotericism, she channeled her mystic visions into a series of otherworldly paintings that art historians acknowledge to be the first known abstract works in the canon, a paradigm shift in 20th-century art that had previously been credited to Wassily Kandinsky starting around 1910. What continues to awe us today about af Klint’s works is she didn’t view her vibrant paintings strictly as artworks, but as a result of spiritual channeling. Their production also coincided with a period of incredible scientific discovery. Nikola Tesla had just developed the alternating current (AC) electricity system, plus generated the first radio transmissions, when he then used to create a remote control. And 1905 was Einstein’s “miracle year” with the publication of his seminal theory of relativity.