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## [Rev. Dr. Carolyn Pressler Reflects on Women’s History Month](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/statement-by-rev.-dr.-carolyn-pressler-on-womens-history-month)

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United aims to be a beloved community committed to intersectional justice, creativity, and curiosity. Our values, grounded in six decades of transformative education, put many of us in sharp disagreem\[...\]

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In Summer 2020, Theology and the Arts at United held a panel discussion on the Netflix documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen about the history of transgender representation in film and televis\[...\]

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## [Message from United Faculty on Trans Day of Remembrance 2020](https://blog.unitedseminary.edu/the-canvas/message-from-united-faculty-on-trans-day-of-remembrance-2020)

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Transgender Day of Remembrance calls us to honor transgender and non-binary people who have needlessly lost their lives due to violence, medical neglect, and suicide. United Theological Seminary of th\[...\]

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